Timothy is the defendant in a criminal trial. He has been charged with the murder of his brother, which occurred last Saturday night at 10:05 PM. He insists he just finished his shift at subway at 10:00 PM and could not have possibly been at the scene of the crime in 5 minutes because it was nearly a 20-minute drive from his place of work. This statement is an example of what?
A) rebuttal
B) presumption of innocence
C) an alibi
D) an affirmative defense

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An alibi is a claim or piece of evidence that someone was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place. Timothy's statement that he was at work at the time of the murder and could not have physically been at the crime scene serves as an alibi.

Timothy Is the Defendant in a Criminal Trial