{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-504.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 504.120","heading":"Verdicts of jury -- Prohibition on verdicts.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in cases in which the defendant\nprovides evidence at trial of his or her mental illness or insanity at the time of the\noffense, the jury or court may find the defendant:\n(a) Guilty;\n(b) Not guilty;\n(c) Not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the offense; or\n(d) Guilty but mentally ill at the time of the offense.\n(2) A jury or court shall not return a verdict that finds the defendant:\n(a) For one (1) count, not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the offense;\nand\n(b) For any other count arising out of a single course of conduct and tried during\nthe same trial, guilty or guilty but mentally ill at the time of the offense.\n(3) The court shall instruct the jury on the prohibition established i n subsection (2) of\nthis section.","path":["KRS Chapter 504"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57187","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"bfefbd5b18076a2d19f9f3f120182dbafd744b5bb789889ee2a5af9add4b6936","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-504.110","next":"us-ky/krs-504.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}