Yule and Theresa attend the same community college and have taken several courses together over the past few semesters. Yule approaches Theresa and asks her if she would mind helping him study for a final exam in a course they are currently taking. Theresa agrees and accompanies him to his apartment after class. They spend several hours studying. During break Yule attempts to kiss Theresa and she rejects him. He pulls her into his bedroom while she is protesting that she does not want a romantic relationship with him. Yule throws her on the bed, pushes her skirts up and pushes his penis into her vagina. Theresa continues to protest and tries to push him off of her. After he ejaculates Theresa runs from the apartment.
-In trying Yule for the offense,the court would use what standard to determine if Theresa resisted?

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Yule and Theresa attend the same community college and have taken several courses together over the past few semesters. Yule approaches Theresa and asks her if she would mind helping him study for a final exam in a course they are currently taking. Theresa agrees and accompanies him to his apartment after class. They spend several hours studying. During break Yule attempts to kiss Theresa and she rejects him. He pulls her into his bedroom while she is protesting that she does not want a romantic relationship with him. Yule throws her on the bed, pushes her skirts up and pushes his penis into her vagina. Theresa continues to protest and tries to push him off of her. After he ejaculates Theresa runs from the apartment.
-​In trying Yule for the offense,the court would use what standard to determine if Theresa resisted?

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The reasonable resistance rule is used to determine if a victim of sexual assault resisted to the level that a reasonable person would have resisted. In this case, Theresa's protest and attempts to push Yule off of her would be evaluated under this standard.

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