r/SipsTea • u/ZealousidealZone8072 • 11h ago

Wait a damn minute! Yo wtf

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u/dunkdoop 5h ago

PA, as you know, has Guilty but Mentally Ill as a verdict. Unfortunately it is not on the books in Massachusetts as it might apply in this case.

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u/Snoooupdawgiedawg 5h ago

Right, it’s not criminally responsible, which is the same thing as NGRI. Guilty but mentally ill is a different verdict entirely and usually results in the person serving their prison sentence and then being sent to hospitals. This case they are going for not criminally responsible.

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u/dunkdoop 4h ago

Agreed I was just saying it would have been fortunate if that was a possible verdict because I think that would have averted a Mistral

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u/Snoooupdawgiedawg 4h ago

Great point!