[“Guilty but Mentally Ill vs Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
What great differences between the two terms of “guilty but mentally ill” vs “not guilty by reason of insanity” The guilty but mentally ill can get the treatment needed in a mental institution but will need to complete the penalty once the treatment is finished. The not guilty by reason of insanity” gets away without serving any penalty and can commit the same crime again or a worst one if not watch carefully.
“Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and waived her right to trial. The judge will examine all reports pursuant to the Rules of Criminal Procedure and a hearing will be held to see all evidence submitted by either party to confirm the mental illness. Most probable she will get treatment for her mental disorder and once she has been stabilized and finished her treatment at a mental institution she will go to jail and finish her sentence there.
One legal standard used to determine whether or not a person is “not guilty by reason of insanity” as per the M 'Naghten Rule is that because of their mental illness they either did not know what they were doing was wrong or knew it was wrong but could not control their actions (“enotes.com”)
The repercussions for a defendant who is found “not guilty by reason of insanity” is that he will not go to jail and thus be free to either hurt himself or hurt others again. On the other hand, does that are found “guilty but mentally ill” will be sent to a mental institution and get treatment for their mental illness and once they have completed their treatment they will be sent to jail to finish their term.
Dina for an unknown reason lost her baby on the seventh month of her pregnancy. Because her pregnancy was on term when she lost her baby, we can consider that she began to suffer from post partum depression. The depression could have worsen due to various factors such as using medications, maybe alcohol, lack of attention from her husband and
“Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and waived her right to trial. The judge will examine all reports pursuant to the Rules of Criminal Procedure and a hearing will be held to see all evidence submitted by either party to confirm the mental illness. Most probable she will get treatment for her mental disorder and once she has been stabilized and finished her treatment at a mental institution she will go to jail and finish her sentence there.
One legal standard used to determine whether or not a person is “not guilty by reason of insanity” as per the M 'Naghten Rule is that because of their mental illness they either did not know what they were doing was wrong or knew it was wrong but could not control their actions (“enotes.com”)
The repercussions for a defendant who is found “not guilty by reason of insanity” is that he will not go to jail and thus be free to either hurt himself or hurt others again. On the other hand, does that are found “guilty but mentally ill” will be sent to a mental institution and get treatment for their mental illness and once they have completed their treatment they will be sent to jail to finish their term.
Dina for an unknown reason lost her baby on the seventh month of her pregnancy. Because her pregnancy was on term when she lost her baby, we can consider that she began to suffer from post partum depression. The depression could have worsen due to various factors such as using medications, maybe alcohol, lack of attention from her husband and
References: www.pregnancy-info.net www.pitt.edu The jury Expert volume 21, issue 6, nov 2009 [Sta