Exam 9: Excuses

______ is a defense to any and all criminal offenses in those instances that a defendant's state of mind satisfies the standard for the insanity defense in the state.

The American Law Institute Substantial Capacity Test broadens the legal test for insanity in order to decrease the number of defendants who may be judged to be legally insane.

According to the irresistible impulse test, a defendant may be found legally insane even if he or she is able to tell right from wrong.

What are the four tests for insanity?

The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of imminent bodily harm.

The general trend in the law is to do what with regard to excuses?

Critics contend that the insanity defense undermines the proper functioning of the criminal justice system.

List and discuss five new sociological defenses. Provide an example of each.

List and discuss four new biological defenses. Provide an example for each.

When are the common law presumptions of infancy applicable to proceedings in juvenile court?

The contemporary trend is that ______ is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state of mind.

What factor may not be looked to in order to overcome the presumption of incapacity in juvenile offenders?

Which of the following is NOT a type of a new sociological defense?

Jeremiah strangled and chopped up his neighbor. He committed this vicious act because he claimed that he believed his neighbor to be the devil and he had to prove that the devil would not bleed. What are the four tests for insanity? Define each test using the above example to illustrate how each test is administered. Under which test would Jeremiah be considered legally insane? Why?

All of the following are explanations for duress EXCEPT ______.

To use the ______ defense, individuals were categorized on the basis of their actual age rather than their mental age at the time of the offense.

Insanity is not distinct from competence to stand trial.

For the defense of duress, there must be a threat of death or serious bodily harm that causes an individual to commit a crime.

The requirement that the defendant did not know the nature and quality of the act is simpler to satisfy than the rest of the requirements.

What are the four ways in which involuntary intoxication can occur?