The court case in which the court ruled that a jury has to decide not only if a person was mentally ill, but if the mental illness was the cause of the person's criminal behavior was ______.

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The Durham v. United States case established the "Durham rule," which stated that a defendant was not criminally responsible if their unlawful act was a product of mental disease or defect. This case also established the concept of "causal nexus," in which the mental illness had to be the cause of the criminal behavior for the defendant to be considered not criminally responsible.

The Court Case in Which the Court Ruled That a Jury