Evan Is Charged with a Crime

question 21

Multiple Choice

Evan is charged with a crime.Almost all federal courts and some state courts would not hold Evan liable if,at the time of the offense,as a result of a mental disease or defect,Evan lacked substantial capacity to

• A)appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct only.
• B)appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct and obey the law.
• C)appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or obey the law.
• D)obey the law only.

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Definitions:

Split Brain

A condition, often resulting from surgery to treat epilepsy, where the two hemispheres of the brain are disconnected, affecting communication between them.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat certain mental disorders, involving the removal or severing of connections to the prefrontal cortex.

Mendel

Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian monk and scientist, is known as the father of genetics for his work on pea plant inheritance.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that determine specific traits by encoding proteins.