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Defenses based on creating a reasonable doubt about the prosecution’s proof of a voluntary act are called

Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based

Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is known as

The idea that only by inflicting physical and psychological pain as punishment can offenders pay for their crimes refers to which purpose of punishment?​​

Circumstances that convince fact finders that defendants don’t deserve the maximum penalty for the crime they’re convicted of are called

Diminished capacity is

At the heart of the “choice of evils” defense is the necessity to prevent what kind of danger?

What is the only direct evidence of a defendant’s mens rea?​

Conscious risk creation involves the level of culpability called

The insanity defense stands for the important proposition that we can only blame people who are