Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 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.
Requires that any person found guilty but mentally ill who is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect be committed to an appropriate facility until eligible for release. Provides that if such person is hospitalized that the time served in custody will be credited towards service of any sentence imposed.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
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