This defense may be established only where a defendant's actions, if fully performed, would not constitute a crime.

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Legal impossibility is a defense that can be used when a defendant takes an action that they believe to be illegal, but is not actually a crime. For example, if a person tries to sell drugs that are actually just candy, they are not guilty of a crime because the actions they took were not illegal. In this defense, there is no need to show any factual impossibility or the presence of any fiction. Choice A is the only answer that fits the given explanation.

This Defense May Be Established Only Where a Defendant's Actions