The Effect of the Durham Case Was to Compel Juries

question 162

Multiple Choice

The effect of the Durham case was to compel juries to have to decide if ______ when committing a criminal act.

• A) a person was driven by irresistible urges
• B) a mental illness was the cause of a person's behavior
• C) a person was under the influence of drugs or alcohol
• D) a person was unable to tell right from wrong

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Definitions:

Liquidated Damages

A remedy requiring the party responsible for a breach to pay an amount specified in the contract.

Housing Cost

The expense associated with acquiring, maintaining, or renting a residence.

Contract Remedies

Legal solutions available to a party of a contract when the opposing party has breached the agreement.

Contract Frustration

A legal doctrine which releases both parties from their contractual obligations due to unexpected events that render the contract impossible to fulfill.