In 1984, the Insanity Defense Reform Act instituted all of the following rules for insanity defense, EXCEPT:

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The Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 did not make the Durham test of insanity the standard for all federal cases. Instead, it established stricter criteria for proving insanity, including requiring defendants to prove their insanity by clear and convincing evidence, dropping the volitional prong from the definition of insanity, and barring experts from giving ultimate issue testimony. The Durham test, which was more lenient and allowed for a broader interpretation of insanity, was not adopted as the standard.

In 1984, the Insanity Defense Reform Act Instituted All of the Following