In response to the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict in the case of John Hinckley, Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, ______.
A. juries were instructed to disregard all mens rea defenses
B. John Hinckley, Jr., was sentenced to life without parole
C. the federal government abandoned the insanity defense
D. the government passed the Insanity Defense Reform Act
