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H.R. 6958 (97th)

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to permit the plea and verdict of guilty but mentally ill in Federal criminal cases, and to establish the consequences of such a verdict.

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Introduced

10 August 1982

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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11 May 2023

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Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill." 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 the offense charged, taking into account such defendant's mental illness.

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