Criminal defenses Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Infancy
A
children under a specific age shall not be tried for their crimes, but shall be turned over to juvenile court systme
2
Q
Intoxication
A
were so drink or high, it attend their mental state, voluntary intoxication generally is not a defense
3
Q
Insanity
A
people with a mental disease should not be convicted if they don’t know what they’re doing or don’t know right from wrong
4
Q
Entrapment
A
defendant claims that he or she was induced, or persuaded, to commit the crime by a law enforcement
5
Q
Duress
A
defendant does something as a result of threat of immediate danger
6
Q
Necessity
A
compelled to react to a situation that is unavoidable in order to protect life
