{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.77.510","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.77.510","heading":"Instructions to jury on special verdict.","body":"Whenever the issue of insanity is submitted to the jury, the court shall instruct the jury to return a special verdict in substantially the following form:\nanswer yes or no\n1.\nDid the defendant commit the act charged?\n. . . . .\n2.\nIf your answer to number 1 is yes, do you acquit him or her because of insanity existing at the time of the act charged?\n. . . . .\n3.\nIf your answer to number 2 is yes, is the defendant a substantial danger to other persons unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions?\n. . . . .\n4.\nIf your answer to number 2 is yes, does the defendant present a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions?\n. . . . .\n5.\nIf your answers to either number 3 or number 4 is yes, is it in the best interests of the defendant and others that the defendant be placed in treatment that is less restrictive than detention in a state mental hospital?\n. . . . .","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.77"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.77.510","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:54:24Z","sha256":"7b8e0b6b1b0b69fb2ac36facc4e3e018634511a8a0c28eb018ce20ff55ac3ecb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.77.505","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.77.515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}