criminal law

Question 1

necessity

Answer 1

aff defense: the person engaged in criminal conduct as a result of pressure from natural forces and that the person reasonably believed that the conduct was necessary to avoid a greater harm

Question 2

defense of others

Answer 2

aff defense: reasonably held belief that the person defended had a right to use the force that the defendant used. Some courts require more – that the person defended must have had an actual right to use the force. Some courts also require a special relationship (e.g., familial) between the person defended and the defender.

Question 3

self defense

Answer 3

aff defense: available when the defendant was without fault, was confronted with unlawful force, and was threatened with imminent death or great bodily harm.