Dean Campenella is a detective with the California state police.During the investigation of a missing child, Campenella found new clues that led to the capture of a serial killer involved in another case.Since Campenella was not involved in the serial killer case, and found the clues while investigating another case, Campenella demanded a special reward from the state police department for helping catch the killer.But his demand was declined citing lack of consideration.Campenella's demand lacks consideration under which of the following?

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Campenella's demand lacks consideration under preexisting duty. This is because he was already employed to investigate the missing child case as a detective, and it was his duty to follow up on any leads he found. Therefore, he cannot demand a reward for doing what was already his job.

Dean Campenella Is a Detective with the California State Police