Ky. Rev. Stat. § 504.130

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225
Section 504.130 - Grounds for finding defendant guilty but mentally ill
(1) The defendant may be found guilty but mentally ill if:
(a) The prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of an offense; and
(b) The defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he was mentally ill at the time of the offense.
(2) If the defendant waives his right to trial, the court may accept a plea of guilty but mentally ill if it finds that the defendant was mentally ill at the time of the offense.

KRS 504.130

Effective:7/15/1982
Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 8, effective7/15/1982.