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Discuss three of the many changes that took place in America between 1840 and 1860 (the antebellum years).
Insanity Defense
A legal defense asserting that a defendant was unable to understand the nature of their actions or distinguish right from wrong due to mental illness.
American Law Institute (ALI) Rule
A legal standard used to determine insanity which includes the inability to understand the criminality of one's actions or to conform one's actions to the law due to a mental defect or disease.
M'Naghten Rule
A legal standard used to determine whether a defendant was insane at the time of committing a crime and therefore not responsible for their actions.
Durham Rule
A legal standard used to determine criminal liability in defendants claiming insanity, stating that an accused is not criminally responsible if their unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.
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