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stipulate
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agree to have further examinations when it comes to competency
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M'Naughten rule
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assumes that all men are sane until proven otherwise and it must prove that the defendant did know what he was doing AND/OR what he was doing was wrong
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Brawner Rule
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at the time of the crime, the defendant could not appreciate his wrong doings
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affirmative defense
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if you plead insanity, you have to show how you being insane is relevant to the crime
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mens rea
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the mental state of not knowing
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diminished capacity
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says the person has a mental illness
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ultimate opinion testimony
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the specialist is brought in to say how the person is mentally unsound but can't say or not if that was the case in the trial
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statutory exclusion
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juvenilles tried as adults if over a certain age
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judicial discretion
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where judges take a look at the juvenille and depending on certain factors try them as adults or not
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reverse transfer
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kids, tried as adults are reverted back to kid court
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