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Judges, like prosecutors, are part of the executive branch of government.

The legal systems of all fifty states are based on the English common law.

A defendant’s claim that he or she was not present at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed is the factual defense of:

Consent is a defense to the offense of:

Ordinarily, a person who is found “not guilty by reason of insanity” is committed to a mental institution until he or she is no longer dangerous.

The question of the defendant’s sanity at the time of trial is determined by the same test as the insanity defense.

If an attorney picks up someone else’s briefcase honestly believing it to be his or hers, the attorney has:

Affirmative defenses are different from other defenses because

If a state provides that defendants are not guilty by reason of insanity if a disease of the mind causes them to be unable to control their behavior, that state recognizes a supplemental rule  known as irresistible impulse.

Which of the following statements best describes the objective test for entrapment?