Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Reasons

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons behind the three tests of insanity used by American courts?

• A) He or she is not legally culpable because he or she cannot distinguish right from wrong.
• B) He or she lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct.
• C) He or she lacked the age to fully understand the impact and wrongfulness of his or her conduct.
• D) He or she may have known the criminal act was wrong, however, some irresistible impulse resulting from a mental deficiency drove him or her to commit the
• Crime.

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