Multiple Choice
If prosecutors contest insanity, jurors are typically not informed that the defendant would not go free if found NGRI. A study cited in the text has found that telling jurors what happens to a defendant found NGRI:
A) increases the likelihood of conviction.
B) decreases the likelihood of release on bail.
C) leads to more NGRI verdicts.
D) leads to fewer NGRI verdicts.
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