In 2005, some survivors of Hurricane Katrina illegally entered closed grocery stores to take food. These survivors may argue they are not guilty using the defense of:

A. entrapment.
B. self-defense.
C. mistake of fact.
D. immaturity.
E. necessity.


Answer: E

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