D is guilty of statutory rape, thus D. is incorrect. The answer would only be different if the state's law allowed for intercourse with a 15-year-old.
2. False imprisonment is the illegal confinement of one individual against his or her will by another individual in such a manner as to violate the confined individual's right to be free from restraint of movement (367). Here, X orders Y to go into an isolated alley off of a busy street. X was only five feet into the alley, however, X was brought to the alley against her will and forced to remain until she handed over the money. Thus, Y was falsely imprisoned or kidnapped.
3. Voluntary manslaughter is the act of killing another in heat of passion, self-defense, or while committing a felony (405). Heat of passion is defined as acting immediately after the provocation, without time to cool off (406). Here, X walks in on Y and discovers Y in a passionate embrace with X's best friend F. X then goes the next day to F's house and kills F. In a fit of passion. Additionally, X did not mind that Y and F. were having an affair. Here, F was not the source of X's fit of passion, therefore X did not act in the heat of passion and will be found...
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