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| Defendants admit responsibility for actions but claim what they did was right (justified) under the circumstances |
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| Defendants admit what they did was wrong but claim that under the circumstances they weren't responsible for what they did |
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| Defense in which the defendant bears the burden of production |
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| Responsibility to introduce initial evidence to support a defense |
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| The responsibility to convince the fact finder of the truth of the defense |
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| Preponderance of the evidence |
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| More than fifty percent of the evidence proves justification or excuse |
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| Defense that leads to outright acquittal |
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| Defense reducing, but not eliminating, criminal liability |
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| A person who begins a fight can't claim the right to self-defense |
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| If initial aggressors completely withdraw from the fights they provoke, they can claim the defense of self-defense |
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| general principle of an honest and reasonable belief that it's necessary to commit a lesser crime to prevent the imminent danger of a greater crime |
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| Imminent danger of attack |
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| Element in self-defense that injury or death is going to happen right now |
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| States that if you didn't start the fight, you have the right to stand your ground and kill |
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| You have to retreat but only if you reasonably believe that backing off won't unreasonably put you in danger of death or serious bodily harm |
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| Principle stating that defenders have no need to retreat when attacked in their homes |
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| Two people who share a residence |
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| Area immediately surrounding a dwelling |
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| Defense of making the right choice--choosing the lesser of two evils |
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| a justification defense that says if mentally competent adults want to be crime victims, no paternalistic government should get in their way |
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| Consent that is the product of free will, not of force, threat of force, promise, or trickery |
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| You know you're committing an act or causing harm but you're not acting for that purpose |
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