If four people physically remove a friend from her residence on the property of a religious cult, and argue that the crime of kidnapping was justified in order to remove the victim from the damaging influence of cult leaders, what defense would they be using?
a. self-defense
b. duress
c. insanity
d. necessity
D
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a. the courtroom workgroup. b. the defense. c. the judge. d. the prosecution. e. all of the above.
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A. magistrate courts B. problem-solving courts C. circuit courts D. municipal courts
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following circumstances has been found sufficient by itself to amount to reasonable suspicion?
a. A driver was double-parked within ten feet of a pedestrian in a drug trafficking area b. A passenger leaving an airplane appeared nervous in the presence of officers. c. A driver failed to look at a patrol car late at night. d. At 2:15 a.m., a person approached an officer in his police vehicle in a high crime area and told him that a person seated in a nearby car had illegal drugs and a gun at his waist.