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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.
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
In April, Maskiell entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill, meaning that he will get mental health treatment while incarcerated until a medical professional decides treatment isn’t necessary ...
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.
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.
A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the ...
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.
In March, a Kenton County jury found 47-year-old Miller guilty of murder but mentally ill. Circuit Judge Kathy Lape sentenced her on Tuesday to 30 years in prison – a punishment that matches the ...