Appellate Issues Involving the Insanity Defense in Criminal Proceedings and Civil Commitment Following a Finding of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Join FDAP staff attorneys Megan Hailey-Dunsheath and Jeremy Price on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at noon for a 1.5 hour MCLE webinar on appellate issues involving the insanity defense in criminal proceedings and civil commitment following a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI). Topics to be addressed include: the dividing line between evidence of mental illness admissible at the guilt and sanity phases of a criminal trial; instructional error; the validity of NGI pleas; the direct and collateral consequences of an NGI finding; extended NGI commitments; avenues for release from an NGI commitment; outpatient revocation; and involuntary medication orders.
The training is eligible for 1.5 hours of general MCLE credit and appellate and criminal specialization credit. Registration is available here.