Exam 2: Some Important Underlying Concepts

The primary purpose of the exclusionary rule is to deter judicial misconduct.

By "good faith," the Court meant the police were unaware that the warrant was invalid.

Because the Weeks decision applied only against the federal government, state law enforcement officers were still free to seize evidence illegally without fear of exclusion in state criminal proceedings.

England developed what is known as

Insanity

This doctrine requires that a person must retreat rather than use deadly force if it possible to retreat without incurring harm.

Which of the following is an incorrect element required to plead self-defense?

The burden of persuasion is the burden placed upon the party to convince the jury with regard to a particular issue. It is more commonly referred to as the "burden of production."

At common law what age group has rebuttable presumption of incompetence in adult criminal court?

At common law there is an irrebuttable presumption that children under what age are considered incompetent?

The Supreme Court has never upheld a definition of reasonable doubt.

What is the burden of proof in a criminal trial? What does this burden of proof mean?

Which of the following is true of duress?

The earliest examples of conflict resolution can be found in

Youth has been treated as a defense to criminal liability on the ground that persons below a certain age lack the requisite mental capability to form actus rea.

In most states, when the defense raises an affirmative defense, the burden of proof is

The "inevitable discovery exception" was developed in

The doctrine stating that people need not retreat and may defend themselves in their own home is the

On what source is American law primarily based?

One can consent after the fact to injuries already received.