Concept information
Preferred term
guilty but mentally ill verdict
Definition
- The guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) verdict is a verdict option that enables juries and judges to find a defendant guilty of committing an offense while formally acknowledging that the defendant has a mental illness. The GBMI does not usually replace the insanity defense standard but presents an additional verdict option. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Guilty But Mentally Ill Verdict]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/guilty_but_mentally_ill_verdict
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