Quiz 5 Review

Question 1

Homicide

Answer 1

The killing of another person. Can be criminal or non-criminal.

Question 143

Define:

actus reus

Answer 143

A “wrongful act” that, combined with other necessary elements of crime, constitutes criminal liability

Question 151

Define:

assault

Answer 151

the attempt or threat to inflict bodily injury upon another person

Question 157

Define:

battery

Answer 157

the unlawful use of force against another person that entails some injury or offensive touching

Question 161

Define:

burglary

Answer 161

at common law the crime of breaking and entering a house at night with the intent to commit a felony therein. Frequently consists of breaking and entering a structure or conveyance at any time with the intent to commit any offense therein.

Question 171

Define:

conspiracy

Answer 171

the crime of two or more persons agreeing or planning to commit a crime. Distinct from the target crime.

Question 176

Define:

criminal intent

Answer 176

a necessary element of a crime–the evil design associated with the criminal act

Question 193

Define:

felonies

Answer 193

a serious crime for which a person may be incarcerated for more than one year

Question 194

Define:

felony murder

Answer 194

a homicide committed during the course of committing another felony other than murder (eg armed robbery). The felonious act substitutes for malice aforethought ordinarily required in murder

Question 206

Define:

inchoate defense

Answer 206

an offense preparatory to committing another crime. includes attempt, conspiracy and solicitation

Question 208

Define:

insanity

Answer 208

a degree of mental illness that negates the legal capacity or responsibility of the affected person

Question 215

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mala in se

Answer 215

“evil in itself”. Refers to crimes such as murder that are universally condemned

Question 216

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mala prohibita

Answer 216

“Prohibited evil.” Refers to crimes that are wrong primarily because the law declares them to be wrong.

Question 221

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mens rea

Answer 221

guilty mind, criminal intent

Question 222

Define:

misdemeanors

Answer 222

a minor offense usually punishable by fine or imprisonment for less than a year

Question 225

Define:

M’Naghten Rule

Answer 225

Under this rule, for a defendant to be found not guilty by reason of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of committing the act, the defendant was suffering such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know what he was doing was wrong

Question 244

Define:

proximate cause

Answer 244

the cause that is nearest a given effect in a causal relationship

Question 248

Define:

recidivism

Answer 248

repetitive criminal activity

Question 256

Define:

robbery

Answer 256

the crime of taking money or property from a person against that person’s will by means of force

Question 259

Define:

self-defense

Answer 259

the protection of one’s person against an attack

Question 260

Define:

solicitation

Answer 260

the crime of offering someone money or other thing of value in order to persuade that person to commit a crime

Question 264

Define:

statute of limitations

Answer 264

a law proscribing prosecutions for specific crimes after specified periods of time

Question 265

Define:

strict-liability offenses

Answer 265

doctrine of law whereby liability is imposed upon a party irrespective of that party’s fault