Exam 3: Inside Criminal Law

Entrapment is a justification defense in which the offender claims that he or she was induced to commit the crime by a public official.

Ordinarily, ignorance of the law, or_____________ , is not a valid criminal defense.

____________is a negligent homicide, in which the offender had no intent to kill the victim.

____________have a maximum penalty of death.

Duress, self-defense, entrapment, and necessity are examples of excuse defenses.

What is the term that means that the guilty act and the guilty intent occur together?

Texas laws, such as making the theft of cattle a felony, are examples of:

What is the defense for criminal liability that is used to assert a lack of criminal responsibility because according to law, a person cannot have the requisite state of mind to commit a crime?

_________means that the guilty act and the guilty intent must occur together.

In a civil court, the legal responsibility for one's own or another's actions is called ___________.

____________is a defense for criminal liability that asserts a lack of criminal responsibility due to mental instability.

Felony-murder is a form of_______ murder that applies when a person participates in any of a list of serious felonies that results in the unlawful killing of a human being.

Strict liability is inconsistent with the general principles of criminal law because is lacking.

Explain under which circumstances intoxication can be a valid defense. Give an example.

Third degree felonies are punishable by a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Law may be broken down according to various classifications. Which of the following is not one of these classifications?

A defense for criminal liability in which the defendant claims that the taking of intoxicants rendered him or her unable to form the requisite intent to commit a criminal act is:

______consists of the rules, orders, and decisions of regulatory agencies.

Crimes punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for 1 year or longer are called:

In _____________, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that confessions of suspects not notified of due process rights are invalid.