Reversing Guilty but Mentally Ill in Favor of NGRI

[摘要] insanity defenseNGRIguilty but mentally illGBMIexpert opinionDemeanor Evidence Outweighed by Unanimous Expert Opinion and a Defendant's History of Mental IllnessThe Supreme Court of Indiana in Payne v. State, 144 N.E.3d 706 (Ind. 2020), determined that the trier of fact must consider demeanor evidence in the context of all other evidence; ultimately, its probative value is effectively negated in the context of a well-documented history of mental illness and unanimous expert opinion of insanity. Accordingly, the Supreme Court of Indiana reversed a guilty but mentally ill conviction and found the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] insanity defense;NGRI;guilty but mentally ill;GBMI;expert opinion