Prosecution of Defendants

Summary

The bill rewrites the legal standards for claiming insanity, requires more detailed mental‑competence reports, limits when charges can be dismissed for incompetent defendants, and adds a process for involuntary commitment of those found not guilty by reason of insanity. It would affect criminal defendants, mental‑health experts, prosecutors, and judges by raising the burden of proof and expanding reporting and commitment requirements. The measure failed in the Appropriations Committee and did not become law.

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