Being diagnosed with a mental illness by a mental health professional is enough to qualify for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity

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Being diagnosed with a mental illness is not enough to qualify for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. The legal standard typically requires proving that the mental illness prevented the defendant from understanding the nature or wrongfulness of their actions at the time the crime was committed.

Being Diagnosed with a Mental Illness by a Mental Health