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Show SlIVQANITV WNcw York Bar Associa-3j Associa-3j tion Trying to End S the Scandal m 1 Syracuse, N. YfJ Jan. 2T. A special M committee appointed byjiahe New York uf I State Bar association on the commit-jyu commit-jyu raent and discharge of the criminal ' insane has submitted a report lu'" Ak -which it declares that the sham plea H wsau' as a defense for prison-, lg ers accused of serious crimes, has 8ff become a public scandal. As a rem-"Cj rem-"Cj edy, the committee oilers the' follow-8 follow-8 ing amendment to the penal law V "If, upon the trial oPany peison ac- cuscd of any offense, it appears to the 1 jury upon the evidence that such per- son did the act charged, but was at the time insane, so as n6t to be re-!X re-!X sponsible for liis actions, the jury M shall return a special verdict, 'guilty, but insane.' Thereupon the court Sk shall sentence such persons to con-W con-W flnement in a state asylum for the criminal Insane for such term as he at' would- have had to serve in prison, 5 but for the finding of insanity. IT. I fft uPon the expiration of such term. It jjp shall appear to the court that such ij fife person is still insane, his confinement Is in such asylum shall continue during 1 his insanity. k jf "Further, when such a verdict of 'euilty, bui insane' is returned In a I S case where the penalty for the ver- i M diet of guilty against a sane person is & death, such sentence forthe insane person thus found guilty shall bo for X life- In all such cases the governor W shall have the' power of pardon after ' such inquiry as ho may see fit to in- jk stitute, upon the question whether it will be safe to the public to allow It such person to go at large."' |