GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL

guilty but mentally ill.A form of verdict in a criminal case whereby the jury rejects the

defendant’s insanity defense but still recommends psychiatric treatment because the defendant is

mentally ill. — Abbr. GBMI; GMI. — Also termed guilty but insane; guilty of the act, but so

insane as not to be responsible. See INSANITY DEFENSE. [Cases: Criminal Law 286.10.] [Blacks Law 8^th]