Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Requiring the state to prove every element of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt is consistent with the presumption of innocence.
2. The validity of a self-defense claim is based on the subjective beliefs of the person employing self-defense.
3. By the 17th century, the common law recognized that a juvenile’s capacity to commit a crime was based on the juvenile’s actual age.
4. If a police officer uses unnecessary and unlawful force against an individual while executing an arrest, the individual may not use self-defense and is expected to seek civil or criminal remedies instead.
5. A successful diminished capacity defense results in a complete acquittal of the charged offense and any lesser included offenses.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
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