Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Before defendants can raise many affirmative defenses, such as insanity, they must notify the government of their intention.
2. The definition of legal insanity is that the defendant suffered from severe mental illness.
3. When a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity, he or she is released.
4. In some states, there is a third option in insanity cases, “guilty, but mentally ill.”
5. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
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a. True b. False
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a. True b. False