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hypothetical-person defense

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A quick definition of hypothetical-person defense:

The hypothetical-person defense is when someone accused of a crime says that a police officer or someone working with the police convinced them to do the crime. They might have lied or used tricks to make the person think it was okay to do something illegal. This defense is not used in all states, but some places allow it.

A more thorough explanation:

The hypothetical-person defense is a legal defense used by a defendant who claims that an undercover law-enforcement officer or someone acting on their behalf encouraged them to commit a crime. The defendant argues that they were convinced that the conduct was not prohibited or that they were persuaded to commit the crime.

This defense is only recognized by a few states and the Model Penal Code. It is also known as the objective method.

John is a drug dealer who is caught selling drugs to an undercover police officer. John claims that the officer encouraged him to sell drugs and made him believe that it was legal. John argues that he would not have sold drugs if the officer had not encouraged him.

This example illustrates how the hypothetical-person defense works. John is claiming that the officer persuaded him to commit the crime and that he would not have done it otherwise.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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