Miscellaneous Defenses Flashcards

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Duress

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Duress is [ ].

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Duress/Defense

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Duress is a defense to all crimes except homicide

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Factual Impossibility

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Factual impossibility arise when defendant intends to commit a crime, but cannot accomplish it because or unknown facts

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Legal Impossibility

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Legal impossibility arises when defendant did everything he intended to do, but his actions are not a crime.

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Impossibility/Ohio

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In Ohio, neither legal nor factual impossibility is a defense to attempt.

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