BYNOE v. BACA

No. 17-17012.

966 F.3d 972 (2020)

Michael B. BYNOE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Isidro BACA, Warden; Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy C. Baron (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender; Rene L. Valladares , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada; for Petitioner-Appellant.

Natasha Mary Gebrael (argued); Erin L. Bittick , Deputy Attorney General; Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Las Vegas, Nevada; for Respondents-Appellees.

Dissent by Judge RAWLINSON


OPINION

In 1995, the Nevada State Legislature replaced the insanity defense with a "guilty but mentally ill" plea. See 1995 Nev. Stat. 2248-49. Pleading not guilty by reason of insanity instead of guilty but mentally ill had important practical consequences. Defendants...

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