HR 6717 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for a sentence of guilty but mentally ill.

Introduced 1982-06-24· Sponsored by Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1982-09-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" even if such illness would not constitute legal 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 treatment of the defendant for mental illness during the term of sentence.…

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Cosponsors (10)

3 Democrats7 Republicans