Question 1

In conspiracy law, Wharton's rule:

Accepted Answer

A) permits a conspiracy conviction even if only one actor can be proved guilty. 
B) requires an act in furtherance of the conspiracy. 
C) requires at least one person more than it takes to commit the consummated crime. 
D) requires acquittal when all other conspirators are acquitted. 
A) permits a conspiracy conviction even if only one actor can be proved guilty. 
B) requires an act in furtherance of the conspiracy. 
C) requires at least one person more than it takes to commit the consummated crime. 
D) requires acquittal when all other conspirators are acquitted.

Question 2

An inchoate crime is:

Accepted Answer

A) an incomplete crime. 
B) a status crime. 
C) a crime of omission. 
D) a statutory creation. 
A) an incomplete crime. 
B) a status crime. 
C) a crime of omission. 
D) a statutory creation.

Question 3

When a defendant abandons the intent to go through with a crime, the defendant:

Accepted Answer

A) is innocent of any attempt charge. 
B) may still be guilty of a criminal attempt. 
C) is still guilty of solicitation. 
D) may be fined, but not imprisoned. 
A) is innocent of any attempt charge. 
B) may still be guilty of a criminal attempt. 
C) is still guilty of solicitation. 
D) may be fined, but not imprisoned.

Question 4

To convict a defendant of solicitation, the person solicited:

Accepted Answer

A) must act toward completion of the crime. 
B) must accept the solicitation. 
C) need not accept the solicitation. 
D) must complete the crime. 
A) must act toward completion of the crime. 
B) must accept the solicitation. 
C) need not accept the solicitation. 
D) must complete the crime.

Question 5

The mens rea required for an attempt is:

Accepted Answer

A) the intent to commit any unlawful act. 
B) the intent to act recklessly. 
C) the intent to create harm. 
D) the intent to commit the specific crime in question. 
A) the intent to commit any unlawful act. 
B) the intent to act recklessly. 
C) the intent to create harm. 
D) the intent to commit the specific crime in question.

Question 6

Most jurisdictions treat accessories after the fact as:

Accepted Answer

A) coconspirators. 
B) equivalent to accessories before the fact. 
C) principals to the crime. 
D) less serious offenders. 
A) coconspirators. 
B) equivalent to accessories before the fact. 
C) principals to the crime. 
D) less serious offenders.

Question 7

An innocent human agent is:

Accepted Answer

A) one who has been acquitted of all charges. 
B) one who performs no physical acts. 
C) one who has plea bargained with the prosecution. 
D) one who commits the physical acts constituting a crime, but has a valid defense to the charge. 
A) one who has been acquitted of all charges. 
B) one who performs no physical acts. 
C) one who has plea bargained with the prosecution. 
D) one who commits the physical acts constituting a crime, but has a valid defense to the charge.

Question 8

At common law, accessories before the fact were:

Accepted Answer

A) lookouts and getaway drivers. 
B) the actual perpetrators of crimes. 
C) criminal planners who were not conspirators. 
D) not present when crimes were committed. 
A) lookouts and getaway drivers. 
B) the actual perpetrators of crimes. 
C) criminal planners who were not conspirators. 
D) not present when crimes were committed.

Question 9

Inchoate crimes punish:

Accepted Answer

A) criminal intent without any requirement for a physical act. 
B) people who intend and act to commit a crime. 
C) without regard to the defendant's mens rea. 
D) group behavior. 
A) criminal intent without any requirement for a physical act. 
B) people who intend and act to commit a crime. 
C) without regard to the defendant's mens rea. 
D) group behavior.

In conspiracy law, Wharton's rule:

An inchoate crime is:

When a defendant abandons the intent to go through with a crime, the defendant:

To convict a defendant of solicitation, the person solicited:

The mens rea required for an attempt is:

Most jurisdictions treat accessories after the fact as:

An innocent human agent is:

At common law, accessories before the fact were:

Inchoate crimes punish:

Defining and Proving Crimes

Essential Elements of Crimes

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Crimes Against Public Order and Public Morality

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

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Exam 3: Parties to a Crime and Inchoate Offenses

In conspiracy law, Wharton's rule:

An inchoate crime is:

When a defendant abandons the intent to go through with a crime, the defendant:

To convict a defendant of solicitation, the person solicited:

The mens rea required for an attempt is:

Most jurisdictions treat accessories after the fact as:

An innocent human agent is:

At common law, accessories before the fact were:

Inchoate crimes punish:

Defining and Proving Crimes

Essential Elements of Crimes

Defenses

Crimes Against a Person

Crimes Against Property and Habitation

Crimes Against Public Order and Public Morality

Introduction to Procedure and the Right to Counsel

Seizures of a Person and Identification Procedures

Search and Seizure of Property

Government Monitoring of Communications and the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule

Interrogation and Self-Incrimination

Preliminary Stages of the Prosecution

Pretrial Motions

Trial

Verdict, Punishment, and Judicial Review

Filters