Exam 2: Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Defenses

What is the Latin term for criminal intent or guilty mind?

Which of the following is a correct example of hierarchical prioritization of laws?

One's intent while committing a crime is usually easy to establish.

Obtaining search and arrest warrants is an example of which type of law?

Discuss how Dan White used the so-called Twinkie Defense in his 1978 murder trial.

Who is the party who is bringing a lawsuit against someone else?

Which are laws that allow a homeowner to use deadly force against an intruder?

By law, police officers must read the accused his or her Miranda warnings when arresting individuals. This is an example of which type of law?

Laws that specify and prohibit certain actions such as theft or arson are examples of which type of laws?

Barbie and Ken took a pack of M&Ms from a convenience store without paying, and as the clerk followed them out to confront them, he slipped, fell, hit his head on the sidewalk, and later died. Barbie and Ken can be charged with first-degree murder under the felony-murder rule.

Which doctrine binds courts of equal or lesser levels within a jurisdiction to the principles established by higher appellate courts within the same jurisdiction?

Which of the following is designed to avoid wrongful convictions of innocent parties in criminal cases?

Sebastian is researching how to lawfully present evidence to a jury. Which of the following is Sebastian researching?

Which of the following is true of common law?

Which term describes when mens rea and actus reus are both present?

How can one committing a misdemeanor offense be charged with involuntary manslaughter?

Several prison inmates escape from the pentitentiary. After being caught, one inmate tells police she had to escape with her cellmate and others who planned the escape because she was threatened with death. Which type of defense might this inmate use?

The major difference between civil and criminal matters is the penalty.

Substantive law establishes the definition of criminal acts, such as burglary and theft, and also describes the punishment for those who violate the law.

Steve's 97-year-old mother-in-law fell down the stairs at his house, and she said she could not get up. She also complained of chest pains and shortness of breath and asked Steve to call an ambulance because she thought she was having a heart attack. Steve assumed his mother-in-law was being overly dramatic and ignored her. When he went to check on her several hours later, she was dead. Steve could conceivably be prosecuted for his failure to act.