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Adjudication in Court: Introduction to Exercise 7 - Understanding the insanity defense
What You Will Learn

This exercise deals with the insanity defense. It specifically discusses three ways for understanding whether a defendant is insane or not:
  • The M’Naghten rule
  • The Durham product test
  • Substantial capacity test
Key Terms


Durham product rule
The M'Naghten rule


substantial capacity test
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Read each passage and answer the questions that follow by clicking on the correct choice. If you choose the wrong answer, try again. The Answer box at the bottom of the choices will tell you if your answer is correct.
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