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Title 18
Part I
Chapter 1
§ 16. Crime of violence defined...
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§ 17.
Insanity defense
(a)
Affirmative Defense
.—
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under any Federal statute that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the defendant, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of his acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.
(b)
Burden of Proof
.—
The defendant has the burden of proving the defense of insanity by clear and convincing evidence.
(Added
Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 402(a)
,
Oct. 12, 1984
,
98 Stat. 2057
, § 20; renumbered § 17,
Pub. L. 99–646, § 34(a)
,
Nov. 10, 1986
,
100 Stat. 3599
.)
cite as:
18 USC 17
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