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.

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Definitions:

Risk Of Loss

The financial and legal responsibility for damages, loss, or destruction of goods during transport or transactions.

Negotiable Warehouse Receipt

A document issued by a warehouse listing goods being stored that is transferable by endorsement, allowing for the trading of the document as if it were the goods themselves.

Sale Or Return

A contract in which the seller delivers a quantity of goods to the buyer on the understanding that if the buyer desires to retain, use, or sell any portion of the goods, he will consider such part as having been sold to him, and that he will return the balance or hold it as bailee for the seller.

Risk Of Loss

Refers to the legal responsibility regarding who bears the cost of damage, destruction, or theft of goods during a transaction or after it, until delivery.