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If a state provides that defendants are not guilty by reason of insanity if a disease of the mind causes them to be unable to control their behavior, that state recognizes a supplemental rule  known as irresistible impulse.

If the prosecution of a criminal case begins after the statute of limitations has expired, the defendant is entitled to:

When self-defense is used, deadly force normally may be used only to protect against threat of death or serious bodily injury.

The Model Penal Code definition of insanity is narrower than the M’Naghten test.

Aaron mistakenly believed that Bob was attempting to kill him. Bob intended Aaron no harm. In defense, Aaron killed Bob. The jury decides that Aaron’s belief is genuine but unreasonable. Which of the following verdicts should be delivered?

In all states, the defendant bears the burden of persuasion with regard to affirmative defenses.

In the federal system and in many states, a defendant must put the government on notice that he or she intends to seek at trial an acquittal due to insanity.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the defendant’s burden of production with regard to affirmative defenses?

Diminished capacity is a defense based on a lack of:

What is the test for insanity that requires a defendant to show that he or she did not understand the nature and quality of his or her act or that the act was wrong?