According to the_____________ , it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as to not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing.
A) M'Naughten rule
B) Model Penal Code
C) Durham rule
D) none of the above

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The M'Naughten rule is the correct answer because it sets the standard for insanity in criminal cases, stating that a defendant must be proven to have been so mentally ill at the time of committing the crime that they did not understand the nature or wrongfulness of their actions.

According to The_____________ , It Must Be Clearly Proved That