California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stevens, E072003 (Cal. App. 2020):
4. Like the parties, we refer to "forcible" offenses as those that required the requisite element of force, violence, duress, retribution, menace, or fear, and refer to "nonforcible" offenses as those that do not require any such element.
5. People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118.
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