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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure – Chapter 46C. Insanity Defense | Houston Criminal Defense Attorney | Harris County Criminal Lawyer | Texas James Sullivan
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure – Chapter 46C. Insanity Defense
(1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of state health services.
(3) “Mental illness” has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
(4) “Mental retardation” has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
(5) “Residential care facility” has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 831, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Art. 46C.051. NOTICE OF INTENT TO RAISE INSANITY DEFENSE. (a) A defendant planning to offer evidence of the insanity defense must file with the court a notice of the defendant’s intention to offer that evidence.
Art. 46C.101. APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS. (a) If notice of intention to raise the insanity defense is filed under Article 46C.051, the court may, on its own motion or motion by the defendant, the defendant’s counsel, or the attorney representing the state, appoint one or more disinterested experts to:
Art. 46C.103. COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL: CONCURRENT APPOINTMENT. (a) An expert appointed under this subchapter to examine the defendant with regard to the insanity defense also may be appointed by the court to examine the defendant with regard to the defendant’s competency to stand trial under Chapter 46B, if the expert files with the court separate written reports concerning the defendant’s competency to stand trial and the insanity defense.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an expert may not examine the defendant for purposes of determining the defendant’s sanity and may not file a report regarding the defendant’s sanity if in the opinion of the expert the defendant is incompetent to proceed.
(b) The report must include a description of the procedures used in the examination and the examiner’s observations and findings pertaining to the insanity defense.
(c) The examiner shall submit a separate report stating the examiner’s observations and findings concerning:
Art. 46C.107. EXAMINATION BY EXPERT OF DEFENDANT’S CHOICE. If a defendant wishes to be examined by an expert of the defendant’s own choice, the court on timely request shall provide the examiner with reasonable opportunity to examine the defendant.
SUBCHAPTER D. DETERMINATION OF ISSUE OF DEFENDANT’S SANITY
Art. 46C.151. DETERMINATION OF SANITY ISSUE BY JURY. (a) In a case tried to a jury, the issue of the defendant’s sanity shall be submitted to the jury only if the issue is supported by competent evidence. The jury shall determine the issue.
(b) If the issue of the defendant’s sanity is submitted to the jury, the jury shall determine and specify in the verdict whether the defendant is guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
Art. 46C.152. DETERMINATION OF SANITY ISSUE BY JUDGE. (a) If a jury trial is waived and if the issue is supported by competent evidence, the judge as trier of fact shall determine the issue of the defendant’s sanity.
(b) The parties may, with the consent of the judge, agree to have the judge determine the issue of the defendant’s sanity on the basis of introduced or stipulated competent evidence, or both.
(c) If the judge determines the issue of the defendant’s sanity, the judge shall enter a finding of guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity.
(2) entry of a judgment of dismissal due to the defendant’s insanity.
(2) the cumulative total period of institutionalization and outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under the court’s jurisdiction equals the maximum term provided by law for the offense of which the person was acquitted by reason of insanity and the court’s jurisdiction is automatically terminated under Article 46C.269.
Art. 46C.251. COMMITMENT FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; REPORT. (a) The court shall order the acquitted person to be committed for evaluation of the person’s present mental condition and for treatment to the maximum security unit of any facility designated by the department. The period of commitment under this article may not exceed 30 days.
(A) the person is likely to fail to comply with an available regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment, as determined by the person’s insight into the need for medication, the number, severity, and controllability of side effects, the availability of support and treatment programs for the person from community members, and other appropriate considerations; or
Art. 46C.259. STATUS OF COMMITTED PERSON. If an acquitted person is committed under this subchapter, the person’s status as a patient or resident is governed by Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, except that:
(c) Unless the person is determined to be manifestly dangerous by a review board within the department, not later than the 60th day following the date of the person’s arrival at the maximum security unit the person shall be transferred to a nonsecure unit of a facility designated by the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services, as appropriate.
(f) The court shall discharge the acquitted person from all court-ordered commitment and treatment and supervision and terminate the court’s jurisdiction over the person if the court finds that the acquitted person has established by a preponderance of the evidence that:
Art. 46C.269. TERMINATION OF COURT’S JURISDICTION. (a) The jurisdiction of the court over a person covered by this subchapter automatically terminates on the date when the cumulative total period of institutionalization and outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision imposed under this subchapter equals the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law for the offense of which the person was acquitted by reason of insanity.
(b) On the termination of the court’s jurisdiction under this article, the person must be discharged from any inpatient treatment or residential care or outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision ordered under this subchapter.
(c) An inpatient or residential care facility to which a person has been committed under this subchapter or a person responsible for administering a regimen of outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision under this subchapter must notify the court not later than the 30th day before the court’s jurisdiction over the person ends under this article.