M'Naghten Rule
- A principle of legal insanity which states that a person is not culpable for a crime if they did not understand the nature of their actions or could not discern their wrongfulness due to mental illness
- Under the M'Naghten Rule, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
- The defense is arguing for the application of the M'Naghten Rule for the suspected arsonist who believed he was purifying the world with fire.
- The court was divided on if the M'Naghten Rule should apply in the case of the mentally ill bank robber.
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