Multiple Choice
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.
A) Which is not one of the factors the Washington Supreme Court identified in determining capacity?
B) The nature of the crime
C) The child's age and maturity
D) The child's socioeconomic status
E) Prior conduct similar to that charged
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Q33: A person who lacks competency does not
Q34: Explain why a defendant of questionable competency
Q35: Discuss the differences between the M'Naghten rule
Q36: The first prong of the M'Naghten rule
Q37: Many states have codified some version of
Q39: In some states there is a/an _
Q40: A test used to determine criminal responsibility
Q41: Mental illness, mental retardation, or many forms
Q42: The test which focuses on volitional incapacity
Q43: In most states the defendant's voluntary intoxication