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1.An excuse admits that the act was criminal; however, it declares that the action committed should be excused. Select and describe at least four of the seven excuses that are recognized by law.
Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words.
2. Describe criminal conspiracy. Be sure to include in your discussion doctrine of complicity and the plurality requirement. What are the four elements of a crime of conspiracy? How does intent play a role in criminal conspiracy?
Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words.
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Running head: THE CRIME OF CONSPIRACY
The crime of conspiracy
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THE CRIME OF CONSPIRACY
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Four of the seven excuses recognized by law
The first excuse that is recognized by law is intoxication. This is a case where an
individual commits a criminal act when under acute intoxication. The law considers this kind of
poisoning to be close to insanity where an individual at the time of determining the action is
deemed to have had no control over their actions (Okoth, 2014).
The second excuse is duress. Duress is a state where an individual is compelled to
commit a crime because some circumstances or someone threatened his or her life s...