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Legal Type (UST, NGRI, SVP)
Unfit to Stand Trial (UST)
Statutory Definition
“A defendant, who due to mental disorder, illness, or cognitive impairment, cannot understand the nature/consequences of court proceedings or cannot rationally assist in their own defense.” 725 ILCS 5/104
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Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)
Statutory Definition
“A legal defense in criminal cases where a defendant is acquitted because a severe mental disease or defect made them unable to understand the wrongfulness of their actions at the time of the offense.”
730 ILCS 5/5-2-4
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Sexually Violent Persons (SVP)
Statutory Definition
“A person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense, has been adjudicated delinquent for a sexually violent offense, or has been found not guilty of a sexually violent offense by reason of insanity and who is dangerous because he or she suffers from a mental disorder that makes it substantially probable that the person will engage in acts of sexual violence.” 725 ILCS 207/5