Prosecutors contest insanity

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If prosecutors contest insanity, jurors are typically not informed that the defendant would not go free if found NGRI. A study cited in the text has found that telling jurors what happens to a defendant found NGRI: increases the likelihood of conviction. decreases the likelihood of release on bail. leads to more NGRI verdicts. leads to fewer NGRI verdicts.

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