Exam 4: Inside Criminal Law

is a court decision that serves as example of authority for deciding subsequent cases.

The practice of deciding new cases with reference to precedents is known as .

The fact that Fowler was angry at his family might be grounds for what legal defense?

In criminal law, prevents unfair practices such as forced confessions,denial of counsel,or unreasonable searches.

The Amendment provides that no person should be deprived of life,liberty,or property without due process of law.

Explain how the doctrine of strict liability applies to criminal law.

Infancy is a defense in which the individual's wrongdoing is excluded because he/she is too to understand the consequences of his/her actions.

The amendment requires states to adhere to the Bill of Rights.

English traditions are the exclusive source of common law.

The Bill of Rights is comprised of the ten Amendments to the Constitution.

Felony-murder rules tend to negate what aspect of criminal justice?

One of the earliest known examples of written law was

The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and U.S.courts and not attributable to a legislature is called

Case law effectively establishes a single legal interpretation of a statute across multiple jurisdictions.

Hate crime laws make a person's an important attendant circumstance to his or her criminal act.

Public backlash against the insanity defense led to enacting

Legislatures enact .

For Fox not to be charged with murder,the district attorney must have believed what part of Fox's account?

is the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances.

The Model Penal Code sets forth