Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons behind the three tests of insanity used by American courts?

a. He or she is not legally culpable because he or she cannot distinguish right from wrong

b. He or she lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct.
c. He or she lacked the age to fully understand the impact and wrongfulness of his or her conduct.
d. He or she may have known the criminal act was wrong, however, some irresistible impulse resulting from a mental deficiency drove him or her to commit thecrime.


C

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