The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 13: I Had No Choice!
Necessity pg 2: Excuse Recap
If you had other options then it’s an “excuse” defense, such as
extreme provocation…
Angry man punching the screen so it splinters
MAN
Fondle my kid, will you?!
Worried/confused woman split by the refraction of the splinters
legal insanity…
Police officer pushing Average Joe backwards into a bear trap
…or entrapment.