The M'Naghten Rule Lists Several Components to Meet the Standard

question 50

Multiple Choice

The M'Naghten rule lists several components to meet the standard of legal insanity. One of the components is that, at the moment of the crime, the accused must have:

• A) been laboring under a defect of reason.
• B) had an irresistible impulse.
• C) been possessed by a demon.
• D) been unable to exercise self-control.

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