Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Section 10.77.040 Instructions to jury on special verdict

§ 10.77.040. Instructions to jury on special verdict

Whenever the issue of insanity is submitted to the jury, the court shall instruct the jury to return a special verdict in substantially the following form:

			answer yes or no
	1.	Did the defendant commit the act charged?	. . . . .
	2.	If your answer to number 1 is yes, do you acquit him or her because of insanity existing at the time of the act charged?	. . . . .
	3.	If your answer to number 2 is yes, is the defendant a substantial danger to other persons unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions?	. . . . .
	4.	If your answer to number 2 is yes, does the defendant present a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions?	. . . . .
	5.	If your answers to either number 3 or number 4 is yes, is it in the best interests of the defendant and others that the defendant be placed in treatment that is less restrictive than detention in a state mental hospital?	. . . . .

[1998 c 297 § 33; 1974 ex.s. c 198 § 4; 1973 1st ex.s. c 117 § 4.]

Notes:
     Effective dates--Severability -- Intent -- 1998 c 297: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.

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