_____ was the first legal standard for the insanity defense in the history of the American legal system.

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The M'Naghten test, established in 1843, was the first legal standard for the insanity defense in the history of the American legal system. It set the precedent that a defendant could not be held criminally responsible for their actions if they were suffering from a mental disease or defect that prevented them from understanding the nature and quality of their actions or differentiating right from wrong at the time of the offense.

_____ Was the First Legal Standard for the Insanity Defense