The Defendant Was a Passenger in a Car That Was

question 41

Multiple Choice

The defendant was a passenger in a car that was driven onto private property.The driver mistakenly believed that they were entering a public park.The passenger was charged with violating a criminal ordinance that prohibited entry on private property without the permission of the owner.Her best defense to criminal responsibility would be

• A) that she too was mistaken about the ownership of the property as ignorance of the law is usually a viable defense to criminal liability.
• B) the coercion defense because she could not jump out of the car without injury.
• C) that she committed no overt act (actus reus) as her act of entering was not voluntary because she was a passenger.
• D) None of the above is true.

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