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A person who claims to be selling cocaine, but delivers baking soda, cannot be charged with a drug crime.

Samantha went on a date with Chad, but the next morning realized she had no memory of much of the evening. She had only a few sips of the one drink she ordered, but her memory fades soon after. She’s suspicious and fears she may be a victim of a sexual assault. The defendant’s lawyer argues that there was no rape based on:

​Writing a bad check, or one that “bounces”:

Samantha went on a date with Chad, but the next morning realized she had no memory of much of the evening. She had only a few sips of the one drink she ordered, but her memory fades soon after. She’s suspicious and fears she may be a victim of a sexual assault. Samantha may have been a victim of:

If it appears the victim may have provoked the killing, the defendant will likely be charged with:​

In Todd’s rape trial, his defense attorney attempted to offer evidence of previous sexual encounters with the alleged victim, in order to show that she also consented this time. This evidence:

Physical evidence or witness testimony other than from the victim that supports the claim that a crime occurred is called ______ evidence.

Mark turns in his last final exam of the semester and returns to his dorm. He begins to consume alcoholic beverages and is soon very drunk. In his inebriated state, he begins to throw furniture out of the window, and the last item he tosses, a couch, lands on a passerby walking below. Mark’s celebration ends when campus security arrives and places him under arrest. If it can be proven that Mark landed the couch on the victim because of his race, then a _____ charge may also be added against Mark.​

The bad guy unlawfully enters the victim’s house with the intent to sexually assault her, but once inside he realizes she is not home. He leaves without committing rape and without stealing any property from the home. The bad guy:

The crime of kidnapping involves unlawfully:​