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House Judiciary hears proposal to narrow 'guilty except for insanity' standard after Oregon Supreme Court ruling
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The Oregon House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard public testimony on House Bill 2471, a proposal to tighten the state's "guilty except for insanity" standard by requiring that the qualifying mental disorder be independently sufficient to cause the defendant's incapacity.
The Oregon House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard public testimony on House Bill 2471, a proposal to tighten the state's "guilty except for insanity" (GEI) standard by requiring that the qualifying mental disorder be independently sufficient to cause the defendant's incapacity.
Prosecutors said the bill would reverse a June 2024 Oregon Supreme Court interpretation and prevent defendants with co-occurring nonqualifying disorders from accessing GEI. Melissa Marrero, senior deputy district attorney from Multnomah County, testifying for the Oregon District Attorneys Association, told the committee: "Without a change, the guilty except for insanity defense is gonna be blown wide open and widely available where it otherwise would not be." She said the Mizer decision has allowed any contribution from a qualifying disorder to…
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