Which of the following arguments might be used by defense attorneys to support an insanity plea? Because Wilson was depressed, h
e felt compelled to cause another person to suffer. Because Wilson had antisocial personality disorder, he could not control his violent urges. Because Wilson had bipolar disorder, he was unable to control his manic urges. Because Wilson was psychotic, he was not able to differentiate right from wrong.
Insanity plea or insanity defense is a plea made by the defendant in criminal courts that at the time of committing the crime he/she was not mentally stable. Though the defendant acknowledges his/her crime but pleads insanity which states that the person did not know or was not able to differentiate between right or wrong while committing the crime.
<u>From the given options, the statement of the defense attorney to plead insanity would be D. In that option, the reason that Wilson was psychotic thus unable to differentiate between right or wrong matches the criteria of insanity plea</u>.
Mayflower arrived in New England on November 11, 1620, after a voyage of 66 days. Although the Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the Hudson River in New York, dangerous shoals and poor winds forced the ship to seek shelter at Cape Cod.
