Which of the following tests of insanity did the attorneys for Lorena Bobbitt, who sliced off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife while he was sleeping, successfully employ in a 1994 Virginia trial?
A. the irresistible-impulse or control test
B. the M'Naghten rule
C. the substantial-capacity test of the American Law Institute's Model Penal Code
D. Durham's rule
Answer: A
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