Multiple Choice
Even though there has been a lot of agonizing among legal scholars and legislators over the exact wording in the definition of insanity, the key question is how _____ interpret these definitions when deliberating a verdict. Research shows that they use their _____ notions of insanity.
A) actual juries; preexisting commonsense
B) actual juries; narrowly bound
C) trial judges; preexisting commonsense
D) trial judges; narrowly bound
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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