Exam 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Shelby was recently found not guilty of strong-arm robbery. She had a jury trial that ruled in her favor. Moments after the ruling came down, Shelby turned and looked at the jury and said, "Ha, ha, I am guilty and there is nothing you can do about it now."  The jurors were shocked and wanted to change their verdict. Shelby laughed all the way home. -Shelby cannot be retried for the same crime in the same jurisdiction based upon.

Laws and rules made by federal,state,and local agencies are called

Indigent defendants are those who pay for their own attorney.

The Bill of Rights has been completely incorporated and applied to the states.

Laws passed by legislatures and statutory definitions of criminal offenses are found in penal codes and​

The idea that insanity may in each case involve a different combination of many factors at the time the crime is committed is called the​

The processes followed by police,prosecutors,and judges as well as the rights possessed by suspects and defendants are defined by ________ criminal law.

A major exception to the mens rea principle is called​

The phrase that distinguishes murder from nonnegligent manslaughter is​

The current position of the U.S.Supreme Court is that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment,and therefore unconstitutional.

Which of the following is true about the insanity defense?​

States can provide more protection of individual rights than does the U.S.Constitution.

The ____________________ was used as a defense if someone committed a criminal act as a result of mental illness.

The right to a trial by jury is guaranteed by the​

In the United States,there is no distinction between criminal and civil law.

The test used by most states to determine insanity today is called the _____ test.

The insanity defense is used in most cases in the American criminal justice system.

Offenders who do not have mens rea and have not committed a strict liability offense should not be found guilty.

The underlying source of American law is the common law of England.

According to the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause,a defendant may be tried for the same offense in the same jurisdiction on the same date twice.