The Model Penal Code (MPC) provides that consent is a defense if
A. such consent negates an element of the offense or precludes the infliction of the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining such an offense.
B. consent is given by someone whose improvident consent is sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense.
C. a victim is legally incompetent to authorize consent.
D. consent is given by a person who is unable to make a reasonable judgment.
Answer: A
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