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LegalText 10 U.S.C. § 949k Defense of lack of mental responsibility us united_states_code code_section 10 ARMED FORCES 47A MILITARY COMMISSIONS 949k 10 U.S.C. § 949k current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc10@119-100.zip /us/usc/t10/s949k data/legal/raw/us/code/title-10/usc10.xml 9bd88987584c713ffc940340d8e06861e36c2085d11fd552140ae38e60520f2b 06a2679d38355c44f4219c983fdad34009233205d6ba271593a4c1b17a739ec1 13fdb07883956886fcc32bef3ccb25e75e92d2013f1e85d2bec4105696b782df 2026-07-04 official
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10 U.S.C. § 949k - Defense of lack of mental responsibility

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(a) Affirmative Defense.— It is an affirmative defense in a trial by military commission under this chapter that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.

(b) Burden of Proof.— The accused in a military commission under this chapter has the burden of proving the defense of lack of mental responsibility by clear and convincing evidence.

(c) Findings Following Assertion of Defense.— Whenever lack of mental responsibility of the accused with respect to an offense is properly at issue in a military commission under this chapter, the military judge shall instruct the members as to the defense of lack of mental responsibility under this section and shall charge the members to find the accused—

(1) guilty;

(2) not guilty; or

(3) subject to subsection (d), not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility.

(d) Majority Vote Required for Finding.— The accused shall be found not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility under subsection (c)(3) only if a majority of the members present at the time the vote is taken determines that the defense of lack of mental responsibility has been established.

(Added Pub. L. 11184, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2588.)

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Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 949k, added Pub. L. 109366, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2615, related to the defense of lack of mental responsibility, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 11184.