If a criminal defendant is unable to understand the nature of the court proceeding against him, and is unable to assist in the preparation of his own defense, due to some mental disease or defect, then the defendant may be found by the court to be .

Insane(Insanity)

Explanation:

If a criminal defendant is unable to understand the nature of the court proceeding against him, and is unable to assist in the preparation of his own defense, due to some mental disease or defect, then the defendant may be found by the court to be insane or mental defect( Insanity)

The insanity defense was gotten from the idea that certain mental issue or defects can interfere with an individual's ability to form mens rea as required by the law and this focus on the defendant cognitive and on the defendant's awareness, rather than the ability to control conduct which  argued that the defendant is not responsible for the actions the individual of accuse of ,due to the state of mind of the defendant at the time of the criminal act.

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