A typical defense strategy, to try to counteract public anger about the insanity defense, is to
A) portray the defendant as someone who was themselves a victim.
B) portray the victim as negatively as possible.
C) portray the defendant as tremendously likeable.
D) portray the defendant as suffering terribly from their mental illness.
A
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