Stephanie Decided That She Is Done with Her Marriage and Wants

Stephanie decided that she is done with her marriage and wants out. She does not want a divorce, as her husband is very wealthy and she will not receive a great deal of money if she divorces him. Stephanie decided to murder her husband so that she can keep his money. Stephanie stabs her husband in the chest in the middle of the night not realizing that he died of a heart attack two hours earlier.
-In most jurisdictions Stephanie would​

A) ​have the defense of legal impossibility.
B) ​have the defense of factual impossibility.
C) ​have no defense; legal impossibility is not a defense to criminal attempt.
D) ​have no defense; factual impossibility is not a defense to criminal attempt.

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