In federal cases, the U.S. Insanity Defense Reform Act is not meant to bar evidence of mental abnormality from the jury's consideration of mens rea.

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The U.S. Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 does not bar evidence of mental abnormality from being considered by the jury when determining the defendant's mens rea, or intent, at the time of the crime. It primarily revised the standards for the insanity defense itself, making it more difficult to claim, but it still allows for mental health evidence to be presented in relation to the defendant's state of mind.

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