You Are a Public Defender Who Has to Represent Many

question 17

Essay

You are a public defender who has to represent many different kinds of clients at any different time.Sometimes you prefer to use excuse defenses,and sometimes you choose to use justification defenses.Explain the distinction between excuse defenses and justification defenses,giving at least one example of each.

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Definitions:

Stock Dividend

A distribution of extra shares instead of cash to shareholders, which raises the total share count they possess.

Net Income

The amount of money a business keeps as profit after all expenditures, taxes, and costs are deducted from its aggregate revenue.

Preferred Dividends

Dividends that are allocated and paid to preferred shareholders before any dividends can be issued to common shareholders.

Operating Expenses

Costs that a business incurs through its normal business operations, excluding cost of goods sold.