Alfred Points an Unloaded Gun at Buster and Threatens to Shoot

question 69

Multiple Choice

Alfred points an unloaded gun at Buster and threatens to shoot. Unobserved by Alfred , Cassie, who is Buster's wife, witnesses the threat and believes Alfred 's gun is loaded and that Buster is about to die. Cassie pulls out a gun and shoots and kills Alfred. In this case:

• A) Cassie cannot successfully invoke the privilege of defense of others because Alfred 's gun was unloaded.
• B) Cassie can successfully invoke the privilege of defense of others because of her reasonable belief at the time she shot Alfred .
• C) Cassie  is liable because one can use deadly force only to protect herself.
• D) Cassie was entrapped into believing her husband was about to be killed, so she has a valid defense.

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