The insanity defense dates back to the English courts, where it was originally held that to be responsible for an act, the defendant must:
Correct answer: A. understand the wrongfulness of the act
- A. understand the wrongfulness of the act
- B. be in a state of diminished capacity
- C. have acted on an irresistible impulse
- D. be able to recall the criminal actBook Online Therapy
Explanation
The M’Naghten rule requires that the defendant understood the nature of the act or understood that it was wrong. Diminished capacity and irresistible impulse belong to later or different legal standards.
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