If A destroys a dike in order to protect more valuable property from flooding, can A claim a defense of necessity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B250326 (Cal. App. 2015):
duress, whereas if A destroyed the dike in order to protect more valuable property from flooding, A could claim a defense of necessity.' [Citation.]" (People v. Heath, supra, 207 Cal.App.3d at pp. 899-900.)
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