"The idiot defense" is a satirical term for a legal strategy where a defendant claims innocence by virtue of having been ignorant of facts of which the defendant would normally be expected to be aware. This tactic has also been known as the dumb CEO defense, the dummy defense, the ostrich defense, the Ken Lay defense, and the Sergeant Schultz defense.
"The idiot defense" is a satirical term for a legal strategy where a defendant claims innocence by virtue of having been ignorant of facts of which the defendant would normally be expected to be aware. This tactic has also been known as the dumb CEO defense, the dummy defense, the ostrich defense, the Ken Lay defense, and the Sergeant Schultz defense.
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