Durham rule refers to a standard for judging legal insanity which holds that an accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or mental defect.
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Durham rule refers to a legal principle stating that the presence of a mental disorder is sufficient to absolve a criminal of responsibility for a crime
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