John was charged with multiple murder. At his trial, the defense attorney called a psychiatrist who testified that John was laboring under such a defect of reason, from diseases of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the acts that he
committed or if he did know, he did not know that those acts were wrong. What is the name of the defense that is being raised in this case? A) The ALI insanity test.
B) The M'Naghten insanity test.
C) The immediate impulse test.
D) None of the above.
B
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