Actus Reus:

Question 1

Actus Reus

Answer 1

A guilty act - the requirement of a voluntary act or an omission to act when an appropriate duty to act exists

Question 2

Voluntary

Answer 2

MPC & TPC: Possession 6.01: possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession

Question 3

Involuntary

Answer 3

Cannot be held liable for involuntary acts: reflex, convulsion, bodily movement during sleep, conduct during hypnosis, bodily movement not conscious

Question 4

Involuntary MPC

Answer 4

MPC: Involuntary acts should not be punished because they cannot be deterred

Question 5

Involuntary actions can be a defense in

Answer 5

strict liability

Question 6

Unconsciousness can

Answer 6

show an involuntary act

Question 7

Status crimes:

Answer 7

existing within a state with no action is unconstitutional

Question 8

Duty to act

Answer 8

Statutory obligations
Status Relationship
Contractual Duty
Voluntary Assumption of Duty
Creation of Peril

Question 9

Duty to act

Answer 9

Statutory obligations: when a statute imposes a duty to care for another

Status Relationship: when a person has a particular status relationship with another that gives rise to the duty of care

Contractual Duty: when a person has assumed a contractual duty to care for another

Voluntary Assumption of Duty:when a person voluntarily assumed the care of another and then secluded the other person in a way that prevented others from rendering aid

Creation of Peril: Creation of Peril (if cause risk or harm)