Lack of jurisdiction

The court in which the case is brought lacks legal authority to adjudicate the case

Defenses

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Procedural Defenses

• Double jeopardy
• Statutory Limitation
• Lack of jurisdiction
• Entrapment
• Procedural defects
• Motion to suppress
• Immunity and Public Authority

Normal Defenses

• Self-Defense
• Defense of others
• Defense of property
• Mental Incapacity
• Alibi
• Necessity
• Duress
• Physical Impossibility
• Mistake of Law
• Mistake of Fact
• Mistake of identity
• Consent
• Lack of intent
• Maltreated Women Syndrome
• Intoxication
• Criminal act with Sincere Intent