Mens rea means
A. the inability to suppress an impulse to commit a forbidden act.
B. that a defendant is competent to stand trial.
C. the mental state of knowing the nature and quality of a forbidden act, or "a guilty mind."
D. the mental state at the time a particular behavior is committed.
C
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