Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-2-312 — Lack of criminal responsibility - Affirmative defense
Arkansas·Title 5
(a)(1) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution that at the time the defendant engaged in the conduct charged he or she lacked criminal responsibility.
(2)When the affirmative defense of lack of criminal responsibility is presented to a jury, prior to deliberations the jury shall be instructed regarding the disposition of a defendant acquitted due to the defendant's lack of criminal responsibility as described under § 5-2-314 .
(b)When a defendant is acquitted on a ground of lack of criminal responsibility, the verdict and judgment shall state that the defendant was acquitted on a ground of lack of criminal responsibility.
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Legislative History
Amended by Act 2017, No. 472,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 601; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-601; Acts 2001, No. 248, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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