Brinkley's attorney will claim that, at the time of committing his crimes, the defendant, as a result of serious mental disease or defect, did not understand the nature and quality of his actions or could not tell right from wrong.This attorney is relying upon the:

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The M'Naghten Rule is a legal standard for the insanity defense in which the defendant must prove that at the time of the crime, he did not understand the nature and quality of his actions or that what he was doing was wrong due to a mental disease or defect. This matches the defense that Brinkley's attorney is relying upon. The ALI insanity standard or Freeman rule and the Durham Test are other standards for the insanity defense, but they are not applicable in this scenario. The Blockburger Test, on the other hand, is a test used to determine whether two criminal offenses are the same for double jeopardy purposes and is not relevant to the insanity defense.

Brinkley's Attorney Will Claim That, at the Time of Committing