Exam 12: Criminal Law and Procedures

Which of the following is a reason that a criminal defendant may offer to assert that they lacked the required degree of criminal intent for the crime?

Which of the following pieces of information is recorded when a suspect is booked in a holding facility?

Silvia walks into a convenient store, points a gun at the clerk, and takes all the money from the cash register.Silvia is likely to be accused of:

Police officers have a right to stop and detain a person if they have that the person committed, or is about to commit, a crime.

What is a formal accusation or complaint that is usually issued by a prosecuting attorney against a criminal suspect and that initiates the criminal litigation process?

Under federal law, banks and other financial institutions are required to report currency transactions involving more than:

Which of the following is not an example of a misdemeanor?

Excessive bail is prohibited by:

A misdemeanor is:

It is a crime to use which of the following to defraud?

The standard used to determine the guilt or innocence of a person charged with a crime is:

A second-degree felony is not punishable by:

A group of citizens called to decide whether probable cause exists to believe that a suspect committed a crime with which the suspect has been charged is called:

List and define the elements of criminal liability.List the defenses to crimes.

A judge may sentence a person convicted of a crime to which of the following?

Will is accused of disturbing the peace.If convicted, he will be guilty of a:

Sayers is accused of stealing a car.He cannot afford to hire an attorney, so the court appoints a public defender to represent Sayers.The court does this because:

is the willful and malicious burning of a building (and, in some states, personal property) owned by another.In some statutes, it includes the destruction of any building by fire or explosion, regardless of ownership.

Falsely reporting income that has been obtained through criminal activity, such as illegal drug transactions, as income obtained through a legitimate business enterprise is called:

During an arraignment, a defendant enters a plea.List the pleas that may be entered. What is plea bargaining, and when does it take place?