Under Texas Law,an Individual Can Successfully Use the Insanity Defense

question 33

Multiple Choice

Under Texas law,an individual can successfully use the insanity defense only if:

• A)he is charged with murder or capital murder.
• B)he has an I.Q.under 80.
• C)he suffers from a severe mental disease or defect that prevents him from knowing that his conduct was wrong.
• D)he had received a psychiatric evaluation at some point before the time of the crime charged,thereby establishing a baseline for his mental condition.

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