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Edwin is charged with a crime. Almost all federal courts and some state courts would not hold him liable if, at the time of the offense, as a result of a mental disease or defect, he lacked substantial capacity to obey the law and to appreciate.

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wrongfulness of his conducts

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Appreciation of Wrongfulness of conduct shows good mental reasoning capacity and indicates the full awareness of the situation at the time which is usually lacked in mental defects.

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