In about half of U.S. states, a defendant can be found ______, a provision intended to provide a middle ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility (and punishment) to defendants whose mental status is in question.

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This option describes the provision intended to provide a middle ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility to defendants whose mental status is in question. It allows for a finding of guilty while recognizing that the defendant had a mental illness at the time of the crime. This can result in the defendant receiving treatment for their mental illness while serving their sentence. The other options (not guilty by reason of insanity, partially insane, unknowably guilty) are either not used or don't accurately describe this provision.

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