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1Which of the following is not procedural defense?
- AEntrapment
- BProsecutorial misconduct
- CDouble jeopardy
- DAlibi
2To avoid claims of entrapment police officers must not engage in an activity that would improperly induce a person to commit a a crime.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Mens rea is the element of crime that means guilty mind.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4A 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.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Excuse defenses include which of the following:
- AConsent
- BDuress
- CNecessity
- DDouble jeopardy
6Which of the following is a procedural defense?
- AMistake
- BInvoluntary intoxication
- CDouble jeopardy
- DAge
7Statutory Law is type of law is enacted by a government body or agency having the power to make law .
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9The principle of recognizing previous decisions as precedents to guide future deliberations is called STARE DECISIS
- ATrue
- BFalse
10MISDEMEANORS are generally more serious than OFFENSES but less serious than FELONIES
- ATrue
- BFalse
11The crime that best describes an attempt to overthrow the government of the society of which one is a member is called TREASON
- ATrue
- BFalse
12The term that best describes an offense not yet completed is INCHOATE.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13MENS REA is most clearly present when a person acts purposefully and knowingly.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14SELF-DEFENSE is the type of defense used when a defense attorney claims that the defendant's actions were necessary to ensure his/her safety.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL is when the defendant is incapable of understanding the nature of charges and proceedings.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16The supreme court that states that prisoners who become insane while incarcerated cannot be executed is FORD VS. WAINWRIGHT.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17The 6th amendment guarantees the right to a speedy & public trial and the right to an attorney.
- ATrue
- BFalse
18The constitution prohibits the enactment of EX POST FACTO laws which make acts committed before the laws in question were passed punishable as crimes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19The 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
- ATrue
- BFalse
20The legal principle that ensures that previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporated into future cases is called PRECEDENT
- ATrue
- BFalse
21A criminal offense that is punishable by death or by incarceration in a prison facility for at least a year is called FELONY
- ATrue
- BFalse
22A minor violation of the criminal law sometimes described as a ticket-able is called OFFENSE
- ATrue
- BFalse
23An activity that INCREASES the risk of harm is called RECKLESS
- ATrue
- BFalse
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