CH 4 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Parking violation or underage drinking are examples of what type of behavior?
Mal prohibita
T or F: Mistake or ignorance of fact in some cases might be a valid defense
True
Which of the following does not provide for federal criminal laws
State statues
Which limit of law requires the publication of law before it can be enforced?
Principle of legality
Which limit of the law
protects a person from being
punished for an action
committed before such a law
existed?
ex post facto laws
The law must provide
clear and specific language to
define a prohibited behavior. If
they do not, they might be
considered
void for vagueness
The Model Penal Code
classifies crime according to
the victim of the crime
T or F: Manslaughter is the
killing of another without the
specific intent to have killed
someone
True
T or F: Robbery involves force
or intimidation of a confronted
victim
True
T or F: Some states have
enacted rape shield laws to
prohibit questioning the victim
about past sexual experiences.
True
T or F: Substantive due process
requires government to follow
established procedures in
treating defendants equally.
False
T or F: Parking regulations,
minimum drinking-age limits,
and various licensing
regulations are mala in se type
laws.
False
The principle that a
person has commonsense
understanding that the results
of his or her behavior might
cause harm is termed
General limit
Actions that do not
require criminal intent to be
considered a criminal act are
called
strict liability crimes
Which of the following is
not a category of inchoate
offenses?
scheme
An incomplete criminal
act that is the closest act to
completion of a crime is a(n)
attempt
Which of the following
statements is accurate in regard
to the consent defense?
It could be a defense in certain sporting events that
might result in an opponent’s death.
Which of the following
charges would most likely
surround a vehicular homicide
as a result of drunk driving?
manslaughter
Mr. Smith claims an
undercover police officer
supplied him with a gun and
drove him to a bank
encouraging him to rob it. What
defense would Mr. Smith claim?
entrapment
T o F: Ms. Jones received a
sentence of 6 months in the
county jail for shoplifting. This
means that she committed a
felony.
False
T or F: The actus reus defines a
physical action as part of a
crime committed by a person.
True
T or F: The second critical
element in establishing
criminality is the mens rea, also
referred to as “guilty mind.”
True
T or F: A person who is
unwillingly given a mind
altering drug and then commits
a crime might claim a defense
of involuntary actions.
True
Which defense is
sometimes nicknamed as the
“lesser of two evils”?
necessity
