What is the definition of wrongness in the context of the insanity defense?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Fresonke, 549 F.2d 1253 (9th Cir. 1977):
In Wade v. United States, 426 F.2d 64 (9th Cir. 1970) (en banc), we held that, for purposes of the insanity defense, "wrongfulness" means moral wrongfulness rather than criminal wrongfulness. In United States v. McGraw, supra, we interpreted the Wade rule to mean that "a defendant lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct if he knows his
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