10-U.S.C.-949K
§949K – Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility
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Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part II > Chapter 47A > Subchapter IV > Section 949k
Details
- Reference: Section 949k
- Legend: §949K – Defense of Lack of Mental Responsibility
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Affirmative Defense.—It is an affirmative defense in a trial by military commission under this chapter that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.
(b) Burden of Proof.—The accused in a military commission under this chapter has the burden of proving the defense of lack of mental responsibility by clear and convincing evidence.
(c) Findings Following Assertion of Defense.—Whenever lack of mental responsibility of the accused with respect to an offense is properly at issue in a military commission under this chapter, the military judge shall instruct the members as to the defense of lack of mental responsibility under this section and shall charge the members to find the accused—
(1) guilty;
(2) not guilty; or
(3) subject to subsection (d), not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility.
(d) Majority Vote Required for Finding.—The accused shall be found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility under subsection (c)(3) only if a majority of the members present at the time the vote is taken determines that the defense of lack of mental responsibility has been established.
(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2588.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 949k, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2615, related to the defense of lack of mental responsibility, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
10-U.S.C.-949A in the Legal Encyclopedia: General Military Law
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10-U.S.C.-949F in the Legal Encyclopedia: Military Commissions
In this entry about 10-U.S.C.-949F, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to military commissions in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States military commissions-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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