Exam 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

There is a difference between "not guilty by reason of insanity" and "guilty but mentally ill." Which do you think is the best way to deal with mentally ill offenders? How does mens rea affect the difference between these two verdicts?

The due process revolution occurred in which time frame?

The right to a trial by jury is guaranteed by the

The right to a fair trial is found in the ______ Amendment.

P enal codes specify the punishments for each offense .

The average age of the justices is relatively high so a conservative to more liberal movement in the next few years is a possibility.

For an act to be deemed criminal, the intent and the act can occur at different times.

One morning, Rashaad arrives at work feeling under the weather.  By lunch time, he decides to take sick leave and go home.  Upon arrival at his house, he sees his best friend's car in the driveway.  Rashaad becomes concerned that something may be wrong with his wife.  As he opens the door to his bedroom, he sees his wife and best friend in a compromising position.  In shock, Rashaad grabs his gun, and shoots and kills his wife and friend. Rashaad committed the act of murder, which is prohibited by the law in all states in the United States.  This is known as

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

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

The Anglo-American system of uncodified law, in which judges follow precedents set by earlier decisions when they decide for new but similar cases, is ______ law.

Discuss the legal arguments as to whether the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment.

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 was found not guilty by an impartial jury.  This right is protected by which amendment?

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 was charged and convicted by a jury in a federal court for violation of federal gun laws.   Which of the following is true?

Through the process of ________, the Supreme Court during the Warren Court era declared that elements of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and other amendments were part of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

If in a bank robbery, an armed robber forces one of the bank's managers at gunpoint to drive the getaway car, she would claim the defense of _____.

The constitutional amendments that deal with criminal defendants' rights are the Fourth, ________, _________, and __________ Amendments.

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Kagan were appointed by George W. Bush 

The Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that the forfeiture of property related to a criminal case can be analyzed for possible violation of the _______ clause.

Which amendment protects privacy by barring unreasonable searches by the police?