Not Guilty By Order Of Insanity Final Order Of Commitment printable pdf download

Not Guilty By Order Of Insanity Final Order Of Commitment

Chief Administrative Judge, General Sessions

Final NGRI Commitment Order following initial 120 day hospitalization

§17-24-40(C) and §44-17-580

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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IN THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS

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_________________________

COUNTY OF

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Indictment No(s):

_________________________

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A/Warrant No(s):

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The State of South Carolina,

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NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY

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FINAL ORDER OF COMMITMENT

vs.

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PURSUANT TO

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S.C. CODE ANN. § 17-24-40(C)

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court for a hearing pursuant to S.C. Code

Ann. §17-24-40(C)(1) to determine whether Defendant should continue to be hospitalized

pursuant to the standards set forth in S.C. Code Ann. §44-17-580. Based on the evidence

presented, the Court makes the following findings of fact:

Defendant was adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) on

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for ______________________________________.

(Date)

(List charges)

At that time, because of the verdict Defendant was committed by Order of

this Court to the facilities of the South Carolina Department of Mental

Health (hereafter, SCDMH) for a period not to exceed one hundred and

twenty (120) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §17-24-40(A), for an

examination to determine Defendant’s need for hospitalization and

treatment pursuant to the standard set forth in S.C. Code Ann. §44-17-580.

According to the completed evaluation and evidence presented at the

hearing, Defendant is mentally ill, needs treatment, and because of the

mental condition:

(a)

does not have the capacity, nor the insight, to make decisions

regarding his/her treatment, or

SCCA 222(b) (03/2013)

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