Criminal law | Law homework help
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According to the New York Jury Instructions, the law requires the People to prove a defendant guilty beyond all possible doubt
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a. true
b. false
Question 2
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Actus Reus is a term that means
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a. Intent
b. Negligence
c. Trespatory Taking
d. Guilty Act
Question 3
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Ala. Code §12-15-34(d) lists 6 factors in assessing transferability of a juvenile case to an adult case. Which of the following is not a factor?
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a. nature of the present offense
b. child’s prior record
c. demeanor
d. location of the offense
Question 4
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All criminal laws have been codified
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a. False
b. True
Question 5
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An inference is
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a. always unconstitutional
b. a permissive presumption
c. a mandatory presumption
d. a conclusive presumption
Question 6
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Boswell is charged with a misdemeanor. He may be sentenced for his crime with incarceration for a length of up to
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a. 5 – 15 years
b. 3 years
c. 1 year
d. 15 years
Question 7
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Cage v. Louisiana was a United State Supreme Court case examining instructions on which of the following
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a. a definition for reasonable doubt
b. Ex Post Facto
c. A and B
d. None of the above
Question 8
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Changes in the law favoring the Defendant can be applied retroactively.
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a. True
b. False
Question 9
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Ex Post Facto laws are
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a. forbidden
b. encouraged
c. formed in anticipation of an upcoming event
d. aimed at repeat traffic violators
Question 10
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Generally, an omission or failure to act is not a basis for criminal liability.
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a. True
b. False
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If a jury is required to find Fact B if it found Fact A, it is considered an example of which of the following
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a. conclusive presumption
b. unconstitutional
c. inference
d. permissive presumption
Question 12
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If a person is unable to ascertain that his conduct is forbidden by law, that law is considered unconstitutional due to
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a. ex Post Facto
b. vagueness
c. contradiction
d. abandonment
Question 13
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If the government initiates the crime and the defendant was not predisposed to commit said crime, the defense would be
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a. entrapment
b. duress
c. insanity
d. infancy
Question 14
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In a criminal case, most issues relevant to the criminal liability must be established, by the State by which of the following
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a. beyond a reasonable doubt
b. by a preponderance of the evidence
c. more likely than not
d. clear and convincing
Question 15
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In a criminal case, the Burden of Proof lies with the Defendant.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 16
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In Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197 (1977), the US Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional for the Defendant to be required to prove an affirmative defense.
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a. true
b. false
Question 17
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In the case of Hampton v. United States, 425 U.S. 484 (1976) the Defendant’s conviction was reversed by the US Supreme Court due to excessive governmental involvement in the crime
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a. True
b. False
Question 18
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Inchoate crimes include each of the following except
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a. Attempted Murder
b. Conspiracy
c. Negligence – Inchoate crimes are defined as acts that imply an inclination to commit a crime that is never completed.
d. Solicitation
Question 19
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Malum In Se is:
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a. immoral in its nature and injurious in its consequences
b. an insanity defense
c. entrapment
d. the intent to commit a criminal act
Question 20
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Malum Prohibitum is:
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a. a wrong in itself
b. a legislatively prohibited wrong
c. a law against drinking
d. a bad or invalid custom
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Mistake of the law is an absolute defense.
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a. True
b. False
Question 22
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Most courts, in a defense based on duress, require which of the following
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a. a threat of death or serious bodily harm usually to the Defendant himself
b. severe depression
c. loss of employment
d. none of the above
Question 23
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Necessity differs from duress in that
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a. defendant’s conduct is usually precipitated by natural forces rather than human forces
b. defendant’s conduct is based on a compulsion
c. defendant’s actions are based on human forces rather than natural forces
d. none of the above
Question 24
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Strict Liability and Vicarious Liability are examples of
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a. Liability without Fault
b. Felonies
c. Misdemeanors
d. Crimes justified by the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution
Question 25
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Strict Liability crimes require mens rea.
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a. True
b. False
Question 26
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The defense of involuntary intoxication is similar to
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a. insanity
b. voluntary intoxication
c. self defense
d. necessity
Question 27
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The general rule is that a person can use whatever force, short of deadly force, reasonably appears to be necessary to protect the property and/or prevent the crime
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a. True
b. False
Question 28
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The Model Penal Code rejects the traditional terminology of which of the following?
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a. “specific intent” and “general intent”
b. crime
c. punishment
d. Strict Liability
Question 29
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The M’Naghten test is employed to ascertain which of the following
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a. entrapment
b. insanity
c. blood type
d. propensity
Question 30
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The M’Naghton Test is often employed in determining
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a. paternity
b. mental capacity to distinguish right from wrong
c. proximate cause
d. self-defense
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The reason the burden of proof is so high in a criminal trial is
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a. We are more concerned with what happens in a civil case
b. Most people don’t consider incarceration free room and board
c. Prosecutor’s appreciate the challenge
d. Society’s belief that we do more harm by convicting an innocent person than we do by acquitting one who is guilty
Question 32
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The subjective intent to commit an act that is against the law is known as
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a. criminal intent
b. specific intent
c. general intent
d. common intent
Question 33
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The Supreme Court defines an Ex Post Facto law as
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a. A law that aggravates a crime or makes it greater than when it was when committed
b. A law that retroactively deems an act a criminal act
c. A and B
d. None of the above
Question 34
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Under Cal. Penal Code § 211-215, Robbery is classified as which of the following?
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a. misdemeanor
b. felony
c. tort
d. capital crime
Question 35
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Under Cal. Penal Code § 25-29, which of the following IS considered CAPABLE of committing a crime?
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a. Persons who committed the act charged without being conscious thereof.
b. Children under the age of 14, in the absence of clear proof that at the time of committing the act charged against them, they knew its wrongfulness.
c. Persons operating a motor vehicle while working in a governmental capacity.
d. Idiots
Question 36
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Under Cal. Penal Code § 653.20, Loitering for the Purposes of Engaging in a Prostitution Offense is classified as which of the following?
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a. tort
b. felony
c. misdemeanor
d. capital crime
Question 37
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Under the Model Penal Code which of the following is not one of the four separately recognizable states of mind regarding intent?
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a. Purposefully
b. Knowingly
c. Negligently
d. Intentionally
Question 38
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Usually, actus reus and mens rea occur
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a. concurrently
b. at least one day apart
c. unintentionally
d. vicariously
Question 39
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Voluntary Intoxication is an absolute defense
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a. True
b. False
Question 40
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When the burden of proof is shifted to the Defendant the standard of proof is usually
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a. beyond a reasonable doubt
b. by a preponderance of the evidence
c. clear and convincing
d. none of the above
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Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights limits punishment?
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a. 1st Amendment
b. 3rd Amendment
c. 8th Amendment
d. 6th Amendment
Question 42
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Which case in your reading dealt with the Supreme Court’s upholding of a victimless crime
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a. People v. Griswold
b. Bowers v. Hardwick
c. Payne v. Tenessee
d. A and B
Question 43
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Which of the following carries with it a potential sentence of over one year of incarceration?
Choose one answer.
a. misdemeanor
b. felony
c. violation
d. conviction
Question 44
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Which of the following could negate criminal liability?
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a. Mistake of Fact
b. Attempt
c. Merger
d. Proximate Causation
Question 45
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Which of the following defenses allows a person to use whatever force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the immediate unlawful imposition of harm to himself
Choose one answer.
a. insanity
b. intoxication
c. self-defense
d. all of the above
Question 46
Marks: 2
Which of the following is a legal device employed by courts to justify convicting someone who intends to harm one but, in fact, harms another?
Choose one answer.
a. Liability without fault
b. Limitations on Liability
c. Transferred Intent
d. Model Penal Code
Question 47
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Which of the following is generally a necessary element of actus reus?
Choose one answer.
a. Insanity
b. Injury
c. Self-Defense
d. Voluntariness
Question 48
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Which of the following is not a presumption or inference, as defined in your reading?
Choose one answer.
a. Permissive Presumption
b. Opinion Presumption
c. Conclusive Presumption
d. Mandatory Presumption
Question 49
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Which of the following is not a purpose of punishment?
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a. deterrence
b. restraint
c. reformation/rehabilitation
d. disproportionality
Question 50
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Which of the following is not one of the types of unlawful killings frequently classified as manslaughter?
Choose one answer.
a. killings perpetrated in the heat of passion
b. killings resulting from outrageously reckless conduct
c. killings arising out of the perpetration of particular misdemeanors
d. killings caused out of general recklessness
