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As an alternative to the insanity defense, some jurisdictions permit a defendant to plead guilty but mentally ill. [56] A defendant who is found guilty but mentally ill may be sentenced to mental health treatment, at the conclusion of which the defendant will serve the remainder of their sentence in the same manner as any other defendant.
If the defendant does not submit to the examination, the court may exclude any expert evidence from the defendant on the issue of the defendant’s mental disease, mental defect, or any other mental condition. Federal law provides for the commitment of those found not guilty only by reason of insanity.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous rulings regarding mental health and how society treats and regards the mentally ill. While some rulings applied very narrowly, perhaps to only one individual, other cases have had great influence over wide areas.
A man accused in a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in 2022 that left two people dead and six injured has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges. The victims ...
Saying it ranked as "one of the most brutal and heinous" cases he has seen in his legal career, Sangamon County Presiding Circuit Judge John Madonia found Benjamin Howard Reed "guilty but mentally ...
The “guilty but mentally ill” verdict means that the jury rejected her insanity plea and found her criminally responsible for her actions. Driver will be sentenced on December 12. Until then ...
On December 11, 2017, Damian McElrath was found guilty but mentally ill by a jury on the charge of felony murder and aggravated assault, but not guilty on the charge of malice murder due to insanity. Both charges are related to one episode where McElrath stabbed his adoptive mother, Diane McElrath, 50 times until her death.
People found not guilty in criminal proceedings by reason of a successful insanity defense. Does not include people who were found "guilty but mentally ill" or "guilty but insane". For people who avoided a verdict because they were insane during the court process, see Category:People declared mentally unfit for court