An attorney says to his client, "If we can convince the judge that when you shot your mother, you either did not know it was a criminal thing to do or could not control your behavior because you had a mental disease (other than antisocial personality disorder), you should be found not guilty by reason of insanity." What legal standard is the attorney describing?

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The attorney is describing the American Law Institute Model Penal Code, which includes both the inability to understand the criminality of the act and the inability to conform conduct to the law due to a mental disease.

An Attorney Says to His Client, "If We Can Convince