different for everything and every state is a bit different but yeah it’s a major issue - compare wantedness of sexual advance
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A lot of novelty defenses which reach the public eye are reported in a way which makes them seem like fully-realized concepts or legal principles in themselves, when for the most part they’re attempts to knock out one of the essential elements of the crime (usually mens rea).
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yeah, not letting somebody present a ridiculous defense is a good way to let them eventually get a new trial
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