99-13-9 - Acquittal on the ground of mental retardation.
§ 99-13-9. Acquittal on the ground of mental retardation.
When any person is indicted for an offense and acquitted on the ground of mental retardation, the jury rendering the verdict shall state in the verdict that ground and whether the accused constitutes a danger to life or property and to the peace and safety of the community. If the jury certifies that the person with mental retardation is dangerous to the peace and safety of the community or to himself, the court shall immediately give notice of the case to the chancellor or the clerk of the chancery court, whose duty it shall be to proceed with the person according to the law provided in the case of persons with mental retardation, the person with mental retardation himself being remanded to custody to await the action of the chancery court.
Sources: Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp, § 5728x; 1930, § 7287; 1942, § 6777; Laws, 1920, ch. 210; Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 38, eff from and after July 1, 2008.