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Defenses Based on Choice

5 October, 2015 - 15:17

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Ascertain the three elements required for the choice of evils defense.
  2. Distinguish between the choice of evils defense and the duress defense.
  3. Identify one crime that is not justifiable by the choice of evils defense or the duress defense.

Occasionally, the law protects a defendant from criminal responsibility when the defendant has nochoicebut to commit the crime. In this section, we review the choice of evils and duress defenses.