KRS § 504.120 Verdicts of jury -- Prohibition on verdicts. (Effective July 15, 2026)

If a defendant presents evidence of mental illness or insanity, the jury or court may return any of the listed verdicts, but it may not split the verdict so one count is not guilty by reason of insanity while another count from the same course of conduct is guilty or guilty but mentally ill.

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AI-assisted research summary: If a defendant presents evidence of mental illness or insanity, the jury or court may return any of the listed verdicts, but it may not split the verdict so one count is not guilty by reason of insanity while another count from the same course of conduct is guilty or guilty but mentally ill.

504.120 Verdicts of jury -- Prohibition on verdicts. (Effective July 15, 2026) (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in cases in which the defendant provides evidence at trial of his or her mental illness or insanity at the time of the offense, the jury or court may find the defendant: (a) Guilty; (b) Not guilty; (c) Not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the offense; or (d) Guilty but mentally ill at the time of the offense. (2) A jury or court shall not return a verdict that finds the defendant: (a) For one (1) count, not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the offense; and (b) For any other count arising out of a single course of conduct and tried during the same trial, guilty or guilty but mentally ill at the time of the offense. (3) The court shall instruct the jury on the prohibition established in subsection (2) of this section. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2026. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1982. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2026). 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 6, provides that the Act, which amended this section and KRS 439.3406, 504.020, 504.060, and 504.150, may be cited as Logan's Law.

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