Which is a false statement?
A) In order to utilize the defense of duress, an individual must have exhausted all reasonable and available alternatives to violating the law.
B) In order to utilize the defense of duress, an individual need not exhaust all reasonable and available alternatives to violating the law.
C) Duress may not excuse the intentional taking of the life of another.
D) Duress does not excuse the intentional taking of the life of another.

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The correct statement is that in order to utilize the defense of duress, an individual must have exhausted all reasonable and available alternatives to violating the law. This means that the defense of duress requires that the individual had no other legal option available to avoid committing the illegal act, making choice B false as it contradicts this principle.

Which Is a False Statement