(2) scholarly sources, one of these must be a peer reviewed journal article published in the past 7 years. 1).There is an array of defenses used in criminal cases. All defenses fall under two categories, known as a factual defense or a legal defense. A factual defense involves the facts as to why the defendant did not commit the crime in question, e.g., alibis and other information making doubt possible (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017). A legal defense consists of the defendant making a claim explaining why he/she committed the illicit act (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017). Justifications and excuses are examples of legal defenses (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017).

(2) scholarly sources, one of these must be a peer reviewed journal article published in the past 7 years.
1).There is an array of defenses used in criminal cases. All defenses fall under two categories, known as a factual defense or a legal defense. A factual defense involves the facts as to why the defendant did not commit the crime in question, e.g., alibis and other information making doubt possible (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017). A legal defense consists of the defendant making a claim explaining why he/she committed the illicit act (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017). Justifications and excuses are examples of legal defenses (Schmalleger & Hall, 2017).