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2011•Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law online/˜The œjournal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the LawRequires access

Jury Instructions in a Case With a Defense of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Kristina P. Lloyd, Ira K. Packer

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In State v. Okie , 987 A.2d 495 (Me. 2010), John Okie appealed his conviction for murder, arguing that the court improperly instructed the jury regarding the defense of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, because the jury was not informed as to the consequences of such a verdict. He

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In State v. Okie , 987 A.2d 495 (Me. 2010), John Okie appealed his conviction for murder, arguing that the court improperly instructed the jury regarding the defense of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, because the jury was not informed as to the consequences of such a verdict. He

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In State v. Okie , 987 A.2d 495 (Me. 2010), John Okie appealed his conviction for murder, arguing that the court improperly instructed the jury regarding the defense of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, because the jury was not informed as to the consequences of such a verdict. He

Key concepts: Jury, Verdict, Insanity defense, Conviction, Insanity, Psychology, Law, Diminished responsibility

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