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true legal impossibility

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A quick definition of true legal impossibility:

True legal impossibility is when someone intends to commit a crime, but the action they are attempting to do is not actually illegal. For example, if someone goes hunting during a time they believe is not hunting season, but it actually is, they cannot be charged with a crime because they did not break any laws. This is different from factual impossibility, which is when someone cannot physically accomplish the illegal act they intended to do, such as trying to pick an empty pocket. Legal impossibility is a defense to the crimes of attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation.

A more thorough explanation:

True legal impossibility is a type of legal defense that can be used in criminal cases. It occurs when a person attempts to commit a crime, but the act they are attempting to do is not actually illegal. This can happen when the person mistakenly believes that what they are doing is against the law, but in reality, it is not.

For example, if someone tries to buy drugs from an undercover police officer, but the drugs turn out to be fake, this would be considered true legal impossibility. The person may have intended to commit a crime, but because the drugs were not real, they cannot be charged with drug possession.

It's important to note that true legal impossibility is different from factual impossibility, which occurs when the illegal act cannot physically be accomplished. Factual impossibility is not a defense to the crime of attempt.

Overall, true legal impossibility is a defense that can be used in certain criminal cases when the person did not actually commit a crime because the act they were attempting to do was not illegal.

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21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] 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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22:32
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
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
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?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
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
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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