MODULE 1 - ACTUS REUS

Question 1

Culpable conduct

Answer 1

ACTUS REUS

Question 2

A person is not guilty of an offense unless his liability is based on a _______________ or omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable and a duty to act is imposed by law

Answer 2

VOLUNTARY ACT (MPC)

Question 3

• Reflex or convulsion
• Bodily movement during unconsciousness or sleep
• Conduct resulting from hypnosis
• Bodily movement that is not a product of the effort or determination of the actor, either conscious or habitual

Answer 3

INVOLUNTARY ACT (MPC)

Question 4

Failure to act where a duty to perform the omitted act is imposed by law

Answer 4

OMISSION

Question 5

GENERAL RULE RE: DUTY TO HELP

Answer 5

There is no duty to help another or to rescue a person from harm

Question 6

4 LEGAL DUTIES (from JONES)

Answer 6

1) a statute
2) a status relationship
3) a contractual agreement
4) a voluntarily assumed care of another

Question 7

THE MERE STATUS OF AN INDIVIDUAL …

Answer 7

CANNOT BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE