In about half of U.S. states, a defendant can be found _____, a provision intended to provide a middle ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility (and punishment) to defendants whose mental status is in question.

A. guilty but mentally ill
B. not guilty by reason of insanity
C. partially insane
D. unknowably guilty


A. guilty but mentally ill

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