The effect of the Durham case was to compel juries to have to decide if ______ when committing a criminal act.

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The Durham case established the "Durham rule," which stated that a person is not criminally responsible if his or her unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect. This meant that juries had to consider whether a mental illness was the cause of a person's behavior when deciding on a verdict.

The Effect of the Durham Case Was to Compel Juries