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M'Naghten test
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substantial capacity test
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irresistible impulse test
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diminished capacity
murder) but that does not amount to insanity called also diminished responsibility partial insanity compare insanity, irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test, substantial capacity test 2 a : a defense based on a claim of diminished capacity b … diminished capacity 1 : an abnormal mental condition that renders a person unable to form the specific intent necessary for the commission of a crime
Durham rule
holds that in order to find a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant's criminal act must be the product of a mental disease or defect compare irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test, substantial capacity test
right-wrong test
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