Criminal Law-Necessity

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Brien Roche

A woman who is threatened with sexual assault, and who then breaks down a neighbor’s front door to seek refuge is not guilty of burglary because her conduct is governed by the defense of necessity. She needed to find safety.
 

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