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Justifications and Excuses

Analyze the following situations and determine whether the individuals have any excuse or justification for the crimes. If you agree, state the excuse. Explain your reasoning with factual examples.

• As Adam leaves the bank and approaches his car, he sees his wife behind the wheel of the car with an unknown man seated next to her holding an object to her side. Another man approaches Adam and informs him that he and his partner will kill Adam's wife unless Adam robs the bank and returns to the parking lot within five minutes. He hands Adam a stick-up note and a fake gun. Adam robs the bank and delivers the money to the men. Adam is arrested for bank robbery.
• After a whirlwind romance, Charles gets married to Caroline. Their relationship sours and Caroline leaves. Some months later, Charles receives a divorce petition from Caroline along with a letter from her lawyer which states that unless he contests, the divorce will be granted within 90 days. Charles remarries two years later to Delia. Delia is convinced that Charles is cheating on her. She hires a private detective to investigate Charles. The detective discovers that Charles' divorce to Caroline was never granted because Caroline did not pay the mandated court fees. Delia complains to her brother, a policeman. Charles is arrested for bigamy.

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