Accomplice Must Touch Crime
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
16137_retreat-shuttle-line · CRIMINAL · Choice Anot guilty, because words alone are not enough for criminal liability.
Why it's attractive
This answer quietly adds a categorical speech exception that accomplice law does not contain.
Why it's wrong
This answer quietly adds a categorical speech exception that accomplice law does not contain.
16137_retreat-shuttle-line · CRIMINAL · Choice Bnot guilty, because Barnabas did not physically help Daniel in any way.
Why it's attractive
The answer treats accomplice liability as if touching, weapon-supplying, or other physical aid were mandatory.
Why it's wrong
The answer treats accomplice liability as if touching, weapon-supplying, or other physical aid were mandatory.
16137_retreat-shuttle-line · CRIMINAL · Choice Cnot guilty, because there was no indication Barnabas actually intended Daniel to kill the stranger.
Why it's attractive
The stem itself supplies the intent evidence through Barnabas's express command to kill.
Why it's wrong
The stem itself supplies the intent evidence through Barnabas's express command to kill.
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