MisconceptionObserved in bank
Bodily Harm Alone Satisfies Duress
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
18610_retreat_clinic_threat · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because duress is unavailable unless the defendant is physically touched.
Why it's attractive
It adds a physical-contact requirement that the defense does not require.
Why it's wrong
It adds a physical-contact requirement that the defense does not require.
18610_retreat_clinic_threat · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because the threat involved bodily harm rather than money.
Why it's attractive
It notices bodily harm but skips timing and alternatives.
Why it's wrong
It notices bodily harm but skips timing and alternatives.
18610_retreat_clinic_threat · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because Ruth genuinely believed the threat.
Why it's attractive
It treats sincere fear as the whole defense.
Why it's wrong
It treats sincere fear as the whole defense.
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