Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A factual impossibility is a defense to an attempt to commit a crime.
2. A mistake concerning the law is a defense.
3. Inherent impossibility occurs when a defendant cannot possibly achieve the desired result.
4. Abandonment is a defense to attempt where an individual freely and voluntary undergoes a change of heart and abandons the criminal activity.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True

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