Legal Opinion
State v. Clifton
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 27, 2013No. A-10941PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANNHEIMER, Judge.
In 1982, the Alaska legislature extensively revised the law that defines how a person's mental disease or defect affects their responsibility for eriminal conduct.1 As part of that revision, the legislature created a new type of verdict in criminal cases: the verdict of "guilty but mentally i11".
The present case involves several potential constitutional problems relating to the "guilty but mentally ill" verdiet. Because of these problems, the superior court concluded that it was unconstitutional to subject defendants to this verdict.
As we explain in this opinion, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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