Among the changes to the M'Naghten Rule, in 1929 the District of Columbia added
A) the provision for a "public defender" for persons with psychiatric disorders.
B) an exclusionary rule for medical illnesses with psychiatric symptoms.
C) an "irresistible impulse" test demonstrating a lack of volition.
D) a mandatory sanity hearing within 72 hours of an involuntary commitment.
C
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