Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
18 Pa.C.S. § 315: Insanity
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines the insanity defense and establishes that a defendant may use mental illness as a defense to criminal charges if they prove by preponderance of evidence they could not understand their actions or know they were wrong.
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