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Which of the Following Is True About the American Law

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Which of the following is true about the American Law Institute (ALI) rule?


A) The ALI rule is narrower than the M'Naghten rule since it requires the defendant to have an appreciation of the criminality of the act.
B) The ALI rule is more restrictive than the Durham rule because it requires some lack of appreciation of the criminality of one's act.
C) The ALI rule is broader than the Durham rule because it requires only the presence of a mental disorder.
D) The ALI rule allowed defense attorneys to argue that a defendant's history of antisocial conduct was itself evidence of the presence of a mental disease or defect.

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