Criminal Law Flashcards
1
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M’Naghten Test
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Defendant is not guilty if because his mental disease or defect he did not know 1. the nature or quality of the act or 2. the wrongfulness of the act.
2
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Irresistable impulse test
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Under the irresistable impulse test, defendant is not guilty is because of mental disease or defect, defendant lacked the capacity for self control or free choice.
3
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Durham Rule
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The Durham rule is a but for test. Defendant is not guilty of an unlawful act that is a product of defendant’s mental disease or defect if the unlawful act would not have taken place but for defendant’s mental disease or defect.
4
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MPC Insanity Test
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MPC Insanity Test combines the M’Naghten test and the irresistable impulse test.
