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Case Law and the Criminal Code Dictate Criteria for the Use

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Case law and the Criminal Code dictate criteria for the use of a self-defence argument at trial. Which is NOT one of the conditions or standards currently contained or interpreted in the law?


A) The defendant reasonably believed on probable grounds that the force used to repel the danger was necessary.
B) The average juror does not need help understanding the actions of battered women.
C) Women need not wait until an act of harm is underway before responding with self-defence.
D) The defendant had reasonable apprehension of death or grievous bodily harm.

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