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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