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In Our Criminal Law (1977), which jurist did the Law Reform Commission of Canada credit with describing…

The Commission attributes that account of the ordinary citizen's view to James Fitzjames Stephen.

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In Our Criminal Law (1977), which jurist did the Law Reform Commission of Canada credit with describing the ordinary citizen’s view of crime as conduct forbidden by law and offensive to society’s moral sentiments?

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The Commission attributes that account of the ordinary citizen's view to James Fitzjames Stephen.

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Option A

The Commission attributes that account of the ordinary citizen's view to James Fitzjames Stephen.

Option B

The attribution in the report names Stephen. Blackstone is not credited with the stated formulation there.

Option C

The report credits Stephen with the formulation. It does not give that attribution to Austin.

Option D

The report attributes the formulation to Stephen and does not name Goodhart in that passage.

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