Deck 8: Crimes Against the Person

Question 1

The term for the body of proof of the defendant's guilt is

A)corpus diem.
B)corpus secundum.
C)corpus juris.
D)corpus delicti.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

An unconscious person cannot be assaulted.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Motive is not a necessary element of proof in a murder case.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fear or apprehension of harmful contact is

A)battery.
B)assault.
C)aggravated assault.
D)false imprisonment.

Question 5

Harmful or offensive contact involving the use of a weapon is

A)aggravated assault.
B)simple battery.
C)simple assault.
D)unintentional assault.

Question 6

There are two requirements for almost all crimes.One is that the person has the requisite intent and the other is:

A)knowledge.
B)scienter.
C)actus reus or action.
D)none of the above.

Question 7

The legal term for the movement of a victim by his or her kidnapper is

A)conversion.
B)asportation.
C)relocation.
D)restraint.

Question 8

"Specific intent" refers to the requirement that the prosecution prove that the defendant intended to commit a particular crime.

Question 9

When a person kills another through negligence,this crime is referred to as voluntary manslaughter.

Question 10

Malice and premeditation are the same thing.

Question 11

When a murder occurs as the result of a sudden,overwhelming passion,it is called

A)manslaughter.
B)first-degree murder.
C)second-degree murder.
D)involuntary manslaughter.

Question 12

An unconscious person cannot be battered.

Question 13

Harmful or offensive contact is

A)battery.
B)assault.
C)aggravated assault.
D)false imprisonment.

Question 14

The mental component,or intent,that a person must possess to be guilty of any crime is called

A)actus reus.
B)mens rea.
C)specific malice.
D)general malice.

Question 15

The element that separates first-degree murder from second-degree murder is

A)premeditation.
B)malice.
C)unlawful killing.
D)the death of the victim.

Question 16

The name of the doctrine that allows the government to prosecute a person for first-degree murder when a victim is killed while the defendant is committing another felony is

A)Felony Death Doctrine.
B)Three Strikes Doctrine.
C)Felony-Murder Doctrine.
D)Homicide by Felony Doctrine.

Question 17

In order to prove a murder charge,the state must prove that the defendant specifically intended to commit murder.

Question 18

The legal difference between first-degree murder and second-degree murder is premeditation.

Question 19

Sudden provocation can reduce a second-degree murder charge to manslaughter.