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KRS 504.150

Sentence for person found guilty but mentally ill

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case O'Hara v. Wigginton (1994)

Most recently applied in Keeling v. Commonwealth (October 2012)

Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky

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(1) The court shall sentence a defendant found guilty but mentally ill at the time of the offense to the local jail or to the Department of Corrections in the same manner as a defendant found guilty. If the defendant is found guilty but mentally ill, treatment shall be provided the defendant until the treating professional determines that the treatment is no longer necessary or until expiration of his sentence, whichever occurs first.

(2) Treatment shall be a condition of probation, shock probation, conditional discharge, parole, or conditional release so long as the defendant requires treatment for his mental illness in the opinion of his treating professional.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.