Insanity Defense Quiz

What is the M'Naghten Rule primarily concerned with?

• Impulse control

• Legal constraints

• Distinguishing right from wrong

• Clinical diagnosis

What does the Model Penal Code Test focus on?

• Mental illness diagnosis

• Legal constraints and criminality understanding

• Impulse control

• Right and wrong distinction

In Alabama, who bears the burden of proof in an insanity defense case?

• The state

• The defendant

• The jury

• The prosecutor

What combination of rules does Colorado use for the insanity defense?

• M'Naghten Rule and Durham Rule

• Irresistible Impulse Test and Model Penal Code Test

• M'Naghten Rule and Irresistible Impulse Test

• Model Penal Code Test and Durham Rule

Which state allows an insane verdict in addition to a guilty verdict?

• Alabama

• Alaska

• Arizona

• Arkansas

In which state is the burden of proof on the state when using the M'Naghten Test?

• Florida

• Georgia

• Hawaii

• Illinois

Which state has abolished the insanity defense and allows a guilty but insane verdict?

• Idaho

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Kentucky

Which state uses the Durham standard with the burden of proof on the defendant?

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New Mexico

• New York

In which state is the burden of proof on the state when using the M'Naghten Rule with the Irresistible Impulse Test?

• New Mexico

• Nevada

• Nebraska

• North Dakota

Which state allows an acquitted by reason of insanity verdict with the burden of proof on the state?

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Montana

• Nebraska