Exam 3: Components of a Crime

What are two criticisms of possession crimes?

Brenda had an opportunity to purchase a large shipment of Tylenol cold medication.This medication had been recalled by the manufacturer,but Brenda knew she could sell it cheaply to a small town pharmacy.Brenda told the pharmacist there that the shipment was not part of the recall and the pharmacist bought the medication.A child died as a result of taking the medication and Brenda has been charged with negligent homicide as a result of the sale of adulterated drugs.This is a strict liability offense in this jurisdiction.What is a strict liability offense? Why do we have strict liability offenses? How will a judge determine whether this falls within the parameters of a strict liability offense?

George suggests to his friend a game of hide and seek.The friend hides in an abandoned refrigerator,suffocates,and dies.Because the friend would be alive "but for" George's suggestion,George has committed murder.

Association with the principal and presence at the crime scene are not enough to establish guilt as an accomplice.

Under the Model Penal Code definition,wanton behavior is

What state of mens rea would you assign to the following criminal acts under the Model Penal Code? a.A and B quarrel,A goes home and gets his gun,returns,and shoots and kills B. b.A is on the porch cleaning his gun;it discharges and kills his neighbor,B. c.A and B quarrel.In the middle of the scuffle,A pulls out a pistol and points it at B.The gun discharges and kills B. d.A is on the back porch practicing quick draws with a loaded pistol.B walks by.A's gun discharges,killing B.

Motive is

Name the four Model Penal Code levels of mental culpability and give an example of each. Four Model Penal Code levels are as follows:

If nurse Eutha Nasia intends to end the life of B but turns off C's respirator by mistake,under what theory of intent can Nasia be charged with C's murder?

What is an accessory after the fact and what are its for components?

Motive is the reason behind the crime and proves the element of intent.

The term that means "the body of the crime" and is proof that loss or injury occurred as a result of someone's criminal conduct is the _______________ ____________________.

Criminal possession laws only address the possession of an unlawful object,such as drugs or weapons.

Federal corporate fraud laws are enforced by the

Of the following,who would not be charged as an accomplice?

Possession can include knowledge of where an item is and control of that area.

It is a crime if a professional who works with children fails to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement or other appropriate authority.

Corporate crime causes more financial damage than all individual property crimes combined.

An _______________________________ is one who aids and abets the primary actor through encouragement or active involvement in the commission of a crime.

The _____________________ _________________ of the injury is the act most closely and directly responsible for that injury.