Criminal Law Final – Flashcards

Private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money are known as:

Who has the burden of proof regarding criminal conduct?

An offense which is punishable by one year or more in a state prison is called a:

To obtain a conviction, the prosecution must prove every element of the offense:

Who formulated the theory that rational human beings won't commit crimes if they know that the pain of punishment outweighs the pleasure they hope to get from committing the crime?

The authors of the US Constitution were suspicious of:

What is the name of a law that criminalizes an act that was innocent when it was committed?

Which Amendment to the Constitution requires that states provide equal protection of the law?

Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment?

A trial without a jury is called:

Criminal conduct consists of how many elements?

Criminal liability is defined as criminal conduct that qualifies for criminal:

Only voluntary acts qualify as criminal:

Which type of possession is it when one has physical control of banned stuff?

The criminal law refers to a failure to act when there is a legal duty to act as:

The mutual element of a crime is called:

Proximate cause is a subjective question of fairness that appeals to the jury's sense of:

Another term for criminal act is:

The case that either interrupts a chain of events or substantially contributes to a result is called the:

Conscious risk creation is called:

A defense in which the defendant accepts responsibility for the act but claims what they did was right is:

A defense where the defendant admits acts but claims they are not legally responsible is:

Circumstances that convince others that maximum punishment should not be handed down:

Choice of evils defense is the necessity to prevent:

Self defense is available against only what type of attacks?

Affirmative defense requires defendants to carry some burden or proving they have an excuse that will relieve them of:

Insanity excuses criminal liability:

What is the name of the right-wrong test of insanity?

Which test of insanity from the Model Penal Code incorporates both the appreciation and control components of other tests?

What word do those who criticize the use of the word "know" in insanity tests prefer?

Participants who are involved after the commission of a crime are guilty of a:

Participants before and during the commission of crimes are:

Which liability has to be created by a statute?

Participants after crimes are committed are known as:

An agreement to commit a crime is a:

Criminal attempts, criminal conspiracies, and criminal solicitation are all what kind of crimes?

Which rationale looks at how close defendants came to completing their crimes?

Which rationale concentrates on how fully defendants have developed their criminal purpose?

Which test examines whether an ordinary person who saw the defendant's acts without knowing her intent would believe she was determined to commit the intended crime?

Trying to commit crimes, but not completing them, is known as:

Much of the body of criminal homicide law is about:

As the common law developed, murder was distinguished from manslaughter in that murder required:

Throughout most of its history, homicide law has followed what rule?

Why was the crime of murder divided into first and second degree?

An intentional, sudden killing triggered by an adequate provocation is said to be:

One of the most critical problems in sex offenses is to distinguish flirting and seduction from:

Rape shield statutes:

The vast majority of rape victims are raped by:

Statutory rape is what kind of crime in most states?

Rape by strangers or individuals with weapons who physically injure their victims is: