An excuse does NOT allow a principal to escape liability because the

A. principal is not responsible because he or she did not commit the actus reus.
B. law protects anyone who is part of a certain class from being prosecuted.
C. law provides a defense of some other excusing condition.
D. principal is not responsible for the conduct because he or she did not possess the requisite mens rea.


Answer: A

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