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Although definitions of legal insanity differ from state to state, generally a person is considered insane and is not responsible for criminal conduct if, at the time of the offense, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, he was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of his acts.
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This is a federal prosecution which follows will use the M'Naghten standard.
The defendant has very competent, experienced attorneys who have successfully avoided the death penalty against the vast resources federal government (e.g. there are over 200 FBI agents in Arizona working on this case now) in several high profile cases.