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AR HB1667

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/5/2015

Primary Sponsor

John Vines

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Origin

House of Representatives

90th General Assembly (2015 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 5-2-305(a)(1)(B) to modify procedures for raising mental disease or defect defenses in criminal court proceedings
  • Allows any party or the court to raise issues of defendant's fitness to proceed, criminal responsibility, or both
  • Requires court to order fitness-to-proceed examination upon finding reasonable suspicion that defendant is unfit to proceed
  • Requires court to order criminal responsibility examination upon finding reasonable suspicion that defendant lacked capacity to appreciate criminality of conduct or conform conduct to law due to mental disease or defect at time of alleged criminal conduct

Legislative Description

Concerning The Defense Of Mental Disease Or Defect.

Last Action

WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR

4/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/5/2015

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