3. Karin made illegal firearm purchases at a gun show. At her trial, she alleged

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3. Karin made illegal firearm purchases at a gun show. At her trial, she alleged that she had committed this crime because her boyfriend had threatened to harm her and her two daughters if she did not. Her lawyer asked the judge to instruct the jury that the prosecution had an obligation to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Karin had acted freely. Instead, the judge told the jury that Karin had the burden of proving duress by a preponderance of the evidence. Who is correct? 5. While driving his SUV, George struck and killed a pedestrian. He then fled the scene of the crime. A year later, the police downloaded information from his car's onboard computer which they were able to use to convict him of the crime. Should this information have been admissible at trial? 6. While conducting a valid search of a computer for evidence of a murder, a police officer discovered child pornography. Is that evidence admissible, even though the warrant was limited to a search relating to the murder?

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Ans - 3 - In this case judge is correct and Karin is continuously trying to proof or plead that she is not at all guilty she did because she was under duress, hence she will have to prove that whatever she did that us under duress

Siimilar case - The Supreme Court also sided with the trial judge. (Dixon v. United States, 548 U.S. 1)

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