The core of the insanity defense involves which one of the following issues?
A) Competency to stand trial
B) Whether the person can be rehabilitated
C) Criminal responsibility
D) Past psychiatric history
E) Current mental status

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The insanity defense deals with the issue of criminal responsibility, or whether the defendant was mentally capable of understanding the nature of their crime and whether it was right or wrong at the time it was committed. Competency to stand trial, rehabilitative potential, past psychiatric history, and current mental status may all be relevant to the determination of criminal responsibility, but they are not the core issue addressed by the insanity defense.

The Core of the Insanity Defense Involves Which One of the Following