John sugarman killed his mother with a direct gunshot to the head. at trial, john attempted to raise the defense of insanity. the following information was discovered at trial: (i) john’s expert psychiatrist diagnosed him with schizophrenia; (ii) john claims he heard “voices” in his head from the devil ordering him to kill his mother; (iii) john used a silencer on his weapon; (iv) after completing the crime, john attempted to dump the body in a river; and (v) john told the police “he did a bad thing.” in a jurisdiction that utilizes the m’naghten test, is john not guilty by reason of insanity?

It must be proves that John was insane at the time of the murder, otherwise, by the M’Naghten rules, he cannot claim insanity as a reason of murder.

claude wants to buy a car and there are a few factors that will affect the decision he makes in choosing what car he should buy. the first factor that can affect his decision regarding what car to buy can be the social and the cultural influence of the society he is living in. for example, there might be a certain car that might have a better value in the eyes of the society or in other words a better social norm regarding that car.

another factor can be personal habits. claude might need a spacious car because he might have kids or might utilize the back seat for other purposes hence a sports car (2 seated) won’t be appropriate.