A Defendant Must Prove the __________ to Be Acquitted of a Crime

question 16

Multiple Choice

A defendant must prove the __________ to be acquitted of a crime because of self-defense.

• A)necessity of using force (including the use of deadly force only "to prevent imminent and unlawful use of deadly force by the aggressor")
• B)reasonableness of the belief that force was necessary
• C)proportionality of the force to the threat (i.e.,the level of force used in self-defense cannot be excessive in light of the level of force threatened)
• D)All of the above are correct.

Understand the significance level (alpha) and its role in hypothesis testing.

Distinguish between accepting and rejecting the null hypothesis based on hypothesis test outcomes.

Identify the p-value and its importance in the interpretation of statistical results.

Grasp the basics of inferential statistics and its application in comparing sample and population.

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