Explaining how the courts handle mental health cases

Over the course of two weeks, prosecutors successfully proved Shane James was legally sane when he killed four people - at random - in Austin on Dec. 5, 2023. His attorneys argued he was not guilty by reason of insanity. If jurors didn't find him guilty, he would have gone to the state mental hospital. Below is a diagram from Texas Health and Human Services mapping out the process when someone is found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI).