What is the M’Naughten test? What are its historical origins, and why is it important?
What will be an ideal response?
The M’Naghten test, the first legal standard for the insanity defense in the history of the American legal system, emerged during the mid-19th century. In the M’Naghten case, the defendant (Daniel M’Naghten) was charged with attempting to kill the prime minister of England. Although English common law had already recognized that “lunatic idiots” who acted as “wild beasts” due to their mental state were not responsible in the eyes of the law, it was the M’Naghten case that developed the formal test of insanity.
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