Question

In about half of U.S. states, a defendant can be found _____, a provision intended to provide a middle ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility (and punishment) to defendants whose mental status is in question.

Answer 1

Answer:

The can be found guilty but mentally ill.

Explanation:

Guilty but mentally ill is a (GBMI) is a form of verdict applied to an individual who has committed a crime and has been found guilty, while the court also acknowledges that this person is mentally ill.

While this approach to the prosecution of people with mental illnesses receives criticism it has been the first introduced in Michigan in 1982 in order to reduce the risk of growing insanity acquittals court decisions.