Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In excuse defenses, defendants are asking the fact finder to justify their act.
2. Excuse defenses only serve as partial defenses.
3. Incompetency is a defense to criminal behavior.
4. The definition on insanity varies from state to state.
5. A defendant is considered incompetent if he is suffering from a mental disability that prohibits
him from understanding the proceedings or assisting his defense.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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