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One afternoon, police officers observed a man and a14-year-old girl smoking marijuana together. They arrested the man and charged him with the separate offenses of (1) possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and (2) contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The girl was also arrested and charged with being an accomplice to the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. At trial, the girl's best defense is that

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  1. smoking marijuana does not necessarily make her an accomplice to the crime.
  2. the man, the adult principal, must be convicted before any prosecution can be maintained against a minor.
  3. a minor cannot be prosecuted for an adult crime.
  4. since the statute was designed to protect minors, the girl cannot be prosecuted as an accomplice.

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