Author Question: When the person did not know the nature and quality of the criminal act in which he or she engaged, ... (Read 64 times)

Garrulous · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

When the person did not know the nature and quality of the criminal act in which he or she engaged, or, if the person did know it, the person did not know what he or she was doing wrong is something that is addressed by the

a) Irresistible impulse rule.
b) M'Naghten rule.
c) American Law Institute Guidelines.
d) Insanity Defense Reform Act.

Question 2

When the person's criminal act is a result of severe mental illness or defect that prevents the person from understanding the nature of his or her crime it is addressed by the

a) Irresistible impulse rule.
b) M'Naghten rule.
c) American Law Institute Guidelines.
d) Insanity Defense Reform Act.