Rhonda takes her three daughters to the bridge and pushes them over the railing into the cold waters below. She tells her lawyer that God told her to do it if the she wanted her children to escape from the bad mother that she was. Which of the following is her court-appointed lawyer most likely to use in court to justify her actions?

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Rhonda's defense of God telling her to do it may indicate that she was suffering from a mental illness or disorder which impaired her ability to distinguish right from wrong or control her actions. Therefore, the court-appointed lawyer is most likely to use the insanity defense to justify her actions.

Rhonda Takes Her Three Daughters to the Bridge and Pushes