The __________ held that a person does not bear criminal responsibility for an act if by reason of a mental defect or disease the individual does not have knowledge of his actions or is unable to tell right from wrong.

A. M'Naghten rule
B. GBMI verdict
C. Jones v. United States ruling
D. Durham rule


Answer: A

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