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In the United States, only about 1 percent of those charged with a crime attempt a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). Of those, approximately ________ percent are successful.
 
  a. 10
  b. 15
  c. 25
  d. 55

Question 2

In most cases of a successful defense based on not guilty by reason of insanity, the defendant spends some time in a mental health facility after the verdict. The time spent in a mental health facility is
 
  a. generally shorter than a prison sentence would have been.
  b. somewhat longer than a prison sentence would have been.
  c. on average the same as a prison sentence would have been.
  d. significantly longer than a prison sentence would have been.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.



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