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WPIC 20.09 Verdict Form A—Insanity Plea

11 WAPRAC WPIC 20.09Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 20.09 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part IV. Defenses
WPIC CHAPTER 20. Insanity
WPIC 20.09 Verdict Form A—Insanity Plea
[IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR COUNTY]
[IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR COUNTY]
[IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE CITY OF ]
, Plaintiff,)No.
)
)[VERDICT FORM A]
, Defendant.)
)
We, the jury, find the defendant, (defendant's name) (Jury: Write in “not guilty”, “not guilty by reason of insanity”, or “guilty”), of the crime of (fill in crime) as charged [in Count ].
DATE:
Presiding Juror
NOTE ON USE
Use this verdict form for each defendant who has entered a plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity,” whether there are one or more counts. For more than one count, repeat the paragraph using the bracketed phrase each time, filling in the appropriate count number. For more than one defendant, use one verdict form for each defendant.
Use WPIC 20.08 (Insanity—Concluding Instruction—Special Verdict—Burden of Proof) with this verdict form.
COMMENT
CrR 6.16(c)(1).
[Current as of February 2019.]
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