In Most Cases of a Successful Defense Based on Not

question 54

Multiple Choice

In most cases of a successful defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant spends some time in a mental health facility after the verdict. What is true of the time spent in such a facility by the individual?

• A) The time spent in a mental health facility is generally shorter than a prison sentence would have been.
• B) The time spent in a mental health facility is generally longer than a prison sentence would have been.
• C) The time spent in a mental health facility is on average the same as a prison sentence would have been.
• D) The time spent in a mental health facility is generally a great deal longer than a prison sentence would have been.

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