Competence to stand trial and the insanity defense
A) are two ways of saying the same thing
B) refer to ancient issues no longer relevant to today's law
C) are different because one refers to behavior and one to mental states
D) are different because one refers to a mental state at the time of the illegal act, and the other to a mental state at the time of trial
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A) long,
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