What Element Must Be Present in Order for the Excuse

question 40

Multiple Choice

What element must be present in order for the excuse of necessity to be valid

• A)The victim consented.
• B)No means of escape were available.
• C)The harm to be avoided was greater than the offense charged.
• D)The offense was based on a presumptive conclusion of mens rea.

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