Kentucky Court Rules
Ky. R. Crim. P. 9.55 (2026)
RCr 9.55. Jury instruction on the disposition of a defendant when the jury is instructed on the absence of criminal responsibility
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On request of either party in a trial by jury of the issue of absence of criminal responsibility for criminal conduct, the court shall instruct the jury at the guilt/innocence phase as to the dispositional provisions applicable to the defendant if the jury returns a verdict of not criminally responsible by reason of mental illness or retardation, or guilty but mentally ill.
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HISTORY: Amended by Order 94-1, eff. 10-1-94; adopted eff. 11-15-91