Criminal defendants with a political agenda
A) often want to plead not guilty by reason of insanity in order to avoid responsibility for their illegal acts
B) often do not want to plead not guilty by reason of insanity because they believe their cause would be undermined if they admitted insanity
C) cannot convince judges they are competent to represent themselves and must plead not guilty by reason of insanity
D) are allowed to engage in disruptive and obstructionist activity in court because they have freedom of speech
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