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Title: Washington V. Jones
Author : Supreme Court of Washington
Release Date : January 09, 1983
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 65 KB

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This case presents the question of when a court may enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI) over a defendant's objection. We hold that, as long as the defendant is competent to stand trial, a court may rarely, if ever, take such action but that it does have a duty to assure the defendant's waiver of an NGI plea is intelligent and voluntary. Because the court in the present case did impose an NGI plea on a competent defendant and we find that error prejudicial, we reverse and remand for a new trial.