New Jersey · New Jersey Revised Statutes — Title 2C, The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice
N.J.S.A. Title 2C § 2C:4-1: Insanity defense
What this law says, in plain English
A person is not criminally responsible for conduct if mental disease prevented them from knowing the nature, quality, or wrongfulness of their act. Insanity is an affirmative defense proved by preponderance of evidence.
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