In 1843, a young man in England killed the secretary of Prime Minister Robert Peel in a failed attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister. As a result of this case, a legal test of insanity called the _____ was developed to help determine future cases of criminal insanity.

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Answer:

M'Naghten Rule

Explanation:

The M'Naghten rule is a test which tests the insanity of the criminals. The primary purpose of the origination of the rule was to draw a limitation on the Insanity Defense. Under this rule, a person is said to be legally insane only if he/she would not be able to distinguish and decide what he/she is doing.