A Judge Is Instructing a Jury That Is Hearing a Case

Multiple Choice

A judge is instructing a jury that is hearing a case in which the defendant pled insanity to the charge of murder. The trial is taking place in a state where the Durham rule is used to decide insanity cases. What will the judge say when instructing the jury on the basis for rendering their decision?

A) "The defendant is insane if his crime was the product of a mental disease."
B) "You cannot convict the defendant if he was incompetent at the time he committed the crime."
C) "The defendant is insane if he could not tell right or wrong at the time the crime was committed."
D) "The defendant is insane if he experienced an irresistible impulse at the time the crime was committed."