Which of these is NOT a reason it is so to evaluate insanity?
A) Insanity and psychosis are not the same thing.
B) Defendants are not permitted to be tested after they are charged with a crime.
C) Insanity is a legal concept,not a psychiatric one.
D) Evaluation of a defendant's present status may not be relevant to his or her status when the act was committed.
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