Scott awoke to find a man prowling in his home. Scott took his ...

[dakota nelson]

Scott awoke to find a man prowling in his home. Scott took his loaded gun from his nightstand and confronted the man, asking him to leave. Instead, the man lunged at Scott and Scott shot him. What kind of defense would Scott offer at trial?
 
  a. Whether he had a reasonable opportunity to escape the threatened harm
  b. Whether he entertained a well-grounded fear that the threat would be carried out
  c. Whether there was an immediate threat made of death or serious bodily injury
  d. Whether the codefendant entrapped him by providing the idea and opportunity to commit the crime

Question 2

Policymakers trying to control crime run into the dilemma of
 
  A. controlling crime without violating people rights
  B. overzealous law makers
  C. weakening public confidence in our justice system
  D. All of the above
  E. A & C only

[jsm54321]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

E

[dakota nelson]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[coreycathey]

Great answer, keep it coming