Question 1

Which of the following is not procedural defense?

Accepted Answer

Alibi

Answer

Entrapment

Answer

Prosecutorial misconduct

Answer

Double jeopardy

Question 2

To avoid claims of entrapment police officers must not engage in an activity that would improperly induce a person to commit a a crime.

Answer

true

Question 3

Mens rea is the element of crime that means guilty mind.

Answer

true

Question 4

A woman is accused of murdering her brother. She claims that she stabbed her brother to release the evil spirits within his body. the excuse defense that would most likely be used at her trial is Insanity.

Answer

true

Question 5

Excuse defenses include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

Duress

Answer

Consent

Answer

Necessity

Answer

Double jeopardy

Question 6

Which of the following is a procedural defense?

Accepted Answer

Double jeopardy

Answer

Mistake

Answer

Involuntary intoxication

Answer

Age

Question 7

Statutory Law is type of law is enacted by a government body or agency having the power to make law .

Answer

true

Question 8

Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law.

Answer

true

Question 9

The principle of recognizing previous decisions as precedents to guide future deliberations is called STARE DECISIS

Answer

true

Question 10

MISDEMEANORS are generally more serious than OFFENSES but less serious than FELONIES

Answer

true

Question 11

The crime that best describes an attempt to overthrow the government of the society of which one is a member is called TREASON

Answer

true

Question 12

The term that best describes an offense not yet completed is INCHOATE.

Answer

true

Question 13

MENS REA is most clearly present when a person acts purposefully and knowingly.

Answer

true

Question 14

SELF-DEFENSE is the type of defense used when a defense attorney claims that the defendant's actions were necessary to ensure his/her safety.

Answer

true

Question 15

INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL is when the defendant is incapable of understanding the nature of charges and proceedings.

Answer

true

Question 16

The supreme court that states that prisoners who become insane while incarcerated cannot be executed is FORD VS. WAINWRIGHT.

Answer

true

Question 17

The 6th amendment guarantees the right to a speedy & public trial and the right to an attorney.

Answer

true

Question 18

The constitution prohibits the enactment of EX POST FACTO laws which make acts committed before the laws in question were passed punishable as crimes.

Answer

true

Question 19

The body of rules and regulations that define and specify the nature of punishments for offenses of a public nature for wrongs committed against the state or society is called Criminal law

Answer

true

Question 20

The legal principle that ensures that previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporated into future cases is called PRECEDENT

Answer

true

Question 21

A criminal offense that is punishable by death or by incarceration in a prison facility for at least a year is called FELONY

Answer

true

Question 22

A minor violation of the criminal law sometimes described as a ticket-able is called OFFENSE

Answer

true

Question 23

An activity that INCREASES the risk of harm is called RECKLESS

Answer

true

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