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Senate passes bill clarifying "guilty except for insanity" standards
3319916 · May 14, 2025
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House Bill 24 71 clarifies the causation standard for the guilty-except-for-insanity defense, requiring that a qualifying mental disorder be the primary cause and creating a 'but for' causation standard, sponsors said.
The Senate passed House Bill 24 71, a measure clarifying the use of the guilty-except-for-insanity defense in Oregon criminal proceedings, sponsors said on the floor.
Senator Broadman, carrying the bill, said the legislation clarifies that a qualifying…
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