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What is the M’Naughten rule? How did this rule come into existence?

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Under the M'Naghten Rule test, the criminal defendant must either not understand what he or she did, or be unable to distinguish right from wrong. This test relies on the notion that defendants may be diseased such that they are incapable of understanding their own actions.

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