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Factual Prevails Over Intent

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

  • 21852_church_bible_sting · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because the target of the conspiracy was not actually stolen property, making the criminal objective impossible to achieve.

    Why it's attractive

    CLASH

    Why it's wrong

    CLASH

  • 21852_church_bible_sting · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because a conspiracy charge cannot be sustained unless the conspirators successfully complete the target offense.

    Why it's attractive

    CUT

    Why it's wrong

    CUT

  • 21852_church_bible_sting · CRIMINAL · Choice DNo, but only because the Bibles were church property, which receives special protection under the penal code.

    Why it's attractive

    CUT

    Why it's wrong

    CUT

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