290 Pa. Super. 553 - Commonwealth v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
November 1985
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Durham v. United States · Commonwealth v. Hicks · Commonwealth v. Mulgrew · 265 Pa. Super. 41 - Commonwealth v. Farrell
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“The issue of insanity having been fairly raised, the jury may return one of three verdicts, guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity. Jurors, in common with people in general, are aware of the meanings of verdicts of guilty and not guilty____ But a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity has no such commonly understood meaning____ It means neither freedom nor punishment. It means the accused will be confined in a hospital for the mentally ill until the superintendent of such hospital certifies, and the court is satisfied, that such person has recovered his sanity and will not in the reasonable future be dangerous to himself or others. We think the jury has a right to know the meaning of this possible verdict as accurately as it knows by common knowledge the meaning of the other two possible verdicts. (Emphasis added)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(6) In determining questions of sanity and guilt you really should not concern yourself with what will happen to the defendant if you find him not guilty — whether he will be set free or whether he will be . confined to a mental hospital for treatment. You should apply the law that I give you to decide the case and assume that, whatever your verdict, the authorities will make a wise disposition of the defendant. I will tell you, however, that when a defendant is found not guilty as a result of insanity, he may be the subject of an immediate court proceeding to commit him to a mental treatment facility and, if committed, his commitment will continue until he is no longer dangerous to others or to himself.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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