HR 6702 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for a possible verdict of guilty but mentally ill in Federal criminal cases.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1982-09-09)
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Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" even if such illness would not constitute criminal insanity. Permits the court to impose on a defendant found guilty but mentally ill any sentence which the court can impose on a defendant convicted of such offense. Allows the Attorney General to take any necessary action to assure that a defendent found guilty but mentally ill receives appropriate treatment while serving a sentence of imprisonment or a probationary sentence.…
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