The __________ holds that individuals cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions if at the time of the crime they did not know what they were doing or did not know that their actions were wrong.

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The M'Naughten rule, also known as the right-wrong test, is a legal test for the insanity defense that holds that defendants cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions if, at the time of the crime, they did not know what they were doing or did not know that their actions were wrong. The substantial capacity test and irresistible-impulse test are two other legal tests for the insanity defense, while the GBMI rule (guilty but mentally ill) is a verdict option in some states that allows for a finding of guilt with a recommendation for psychiatric treatment.

The __________ Holds That Individuals Cannot Be Held Criminally Responsible