Question

As a result of the Federal Insanity Reform act of 1984 the following is true?

A.) required less evident to prove insanity claim.
B.) Allowed medical personal to say whether someone was insane or not.
C.) allowed the person to walk free is the verdict was not guilty by reason of insanity.
D.) Eliminated diminished capacity defense which allowd people to be convicted of a lesser crime based on their mental state.

Answer 1

D.) Eliminated diminished capacity defense which allowed people to be convicted of a lesser crime based on their mental state.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

C.) allowed the person to walk free if the verdict was not guilty by reason of insanity.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Federal Insanity Reform act of 1984 is a reform act which allow a defendant who is the person who committed a crime to work freely if the decision of the jury was that the defendant was not found guilty by reason of Insanity or mental illness and therefore should not be blame or punished for the crime committed.

Therefore the Federal Insanity Reform act of 1984 allowed the person to walk free if the verdict was NOT GUILTY by reason of INSANITY.