The court determined that Godfrey could not be held responsible for his crime because he did not know that his actions were wrong.The governing rule in such a case is the

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The M'Naghten rule, also known as the McNaughton rule, is a common law standard used to determine criminal responsibility. It states that a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if, at the time of the offense, they were laboring under such a defect of reason that they did not know the nature and quality of the act they were doing, or if they did know it, they did not know that what they were doing was wrong. This appears to be the governing rule in the case presented.

The Court Determined That Godfrey Could Not Be Held Responsible