Question 1

The substantial capacity test applies whenever the defendant cannot "appreciate" the nature of his acts, or that they were wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

____________ is almost never the basis for the successful assertion of the insanity defense.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is almost never the basis for...

Question 3

Explain the difference between a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity and a verdict of guilty but mentally ill.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the difference between a verdict of...

Question 4

Scott Rudy finds out that his girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend. Scott goes over to his best friend's house and finds his girlfriend and his best friend in a compromising embrace. Scott  takes out his gun, and shoots and kills both of them. Scott is arrested and charged with two counts of murder. At his trial Scott claims he was insane at the time of the murder as his defense.

Accepted Answer

A) An insanity test that claims that defendants are not legally responsible for their acts if, due to a defect of the mind, at the time of the crime they were unable to understand the difference between right and wrong, could be used in Scott's case and is called the: ​ 
B) left and right test. 
C) moral and immoral test. 
D) good and bad test. 
E) right and wrong test.

Question 5

The test which combines cognitive incapacity and moral incapacity is the: ​

Accepted Answer

A) M'Naghten test. ​ 
B) "Substantial Incapacity" test. 
C) Product rule. 
D) "Substantial Capacity" test.

Exam 5: Criminal Responsibility and the Capacity to Commit a Crime

The substantial capacity test applies whenever the defendant cannot "appreciate" the nature of his acts, or that they were wrong.

____________ is almost never the basis for the successful assertion of the insanity defense.

Explain the difference between a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity and a verdict of guilty but mentally ill.

The test which combines cognitive incapacity and moral incapacity is the: ​

The test which combines cognitive incapacity and moral incapacity is the: