Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Defendant's Fitness to Stand

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the defendant's fitness to stand trial and the insanity defence is true?

• A)With fitness you are assessing past mental condition (at time of offence); with the insanity defence you are assessing current mental condition.
• B)With fitness you are assessing current mental condition; with the insanity defence you are assessing past mental condition (at time of offence).
• C)With fitness and the insanity defence,you are assessing past mental condition (at the time of the offence)
• D)With fitness and the insanity defence,you are assessing current mental condition.
• E)With fitness and the insanity defence,you are assessing both past mental condition (at time of offence)and current mental condition.