Exam 2: Some Important Underlying Concepts

The good faith exception applies to errors made by the police even if the errors were entirely inadvertent.

The burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt means that the facts asserted are probably more true than false.

Roman law was highly influenced by

Self-defense applies to

Precedent is permanent.

The United States Supreme Court held that police use of deadly force to apprehend fleeing criminal suspects is limited by the Fourth Amendment, which requires that all seizures be conducted in a reasonable manner, in

What age group has a presumption of competence in adult criminal court?

Evidence seized illegally by state police could be turned over to federal law enforcement officers for use in federal prosecutions because federal law enforcement officers were not directly involved in the illegal seizure. This was known as

The Twelve Tables was the first entirely nonsecular written legal code.

What does a prima facie showing mean?

Several legal systems exist today. The United States follows what is often referred to as the

Common law was developed by which of the following?

Which of the following tests excused criminal liability if it was the product of mental disease or defect?

Proof by clear and convincing evidence lies somewhere between proof by a preponderance of the evidence and proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Age 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 mens rea or criminal intent. This is known as the

With an excuse defense the defendant admits what he or she did was wrong but argues that under the circumstances he or she is not responsible for the improper conduct.

Higher-level appeals courts are bound by the judgments of lower courts.

Common law was created by legislatures.

In which of the following sources of law is the principle of "eye for an eye" found?

Under common law, every final decision creates a precedent.