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Dwelling Scope Over Narrowed

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

  • 20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because the wooden lattice skirt and support posts of the back deck are not part of the 'dwelling house' for purposes of common-law arson.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because Hannah maliciously set fire to the neighbor's property.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice B is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because the fire produced significant smoke and heat, creating a substantial risk that the deck would burn.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice C is not the credited answer for this item.

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