Police Officers Execute a Search Warrant at 123 Elm Street

question 35

Multiple Choice

Police officers execute a search warrant at 123 Elm Street.Soon after entering the home the officers discover that they should be searching 231 Elm Street; the search warrant contains the wrong address.Nonetheless,the officers are immune from prosecution for criminal trespass for their conduct at 123 Elm Street because of the:

• A)necessity defense.
• B)mistake of fact defense.
• C)public duty defense.
• D)honest error defense.

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