Exam 3: The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

​What is the name given to "conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests?"

Failure to perform _______________ duties doesn't qualify as a criminal omission.

Voluntary acts satisfy what requirement?​

Actus reus is the criminal intent,the mental element in crime.

A friend of yours puts illegal drugs into your backpack without your knowledge.This is known as:

​The idea that a crime requires action is called

The requirement that attitudes have to turn into deeds is called manifest criminality.

According to the general principle of actus reus,every crime has to include at least one

Criminal omission is a failure to act when

Nearly all jurisdictions follow the approach of the _______________ bystander rule.

Defenses based on creating a reasonable doubt about the prosecution's proof of a voluntary act are called

Defenses that take place after the prosecution has proved defendant's criminal conduct are _______________ defenses.​

Which doctrine imposes a legal duty to help or call for help for imperiled strangers?

Case 3.2 John is a construction worker. He is walking down the street when he notices two children playing in the street. John continues on his way. Shortly after he passes, one of the children is hit by a car and killed. -If John were the parent of one of the children,why might he be criminally liable?

Case 3.1 Bill is leaving work when a co-worker asks him to drop off a package at the post office on his way home. The co-worker explains that he must work late and can’t get to the post office before it closes. Bill stops at the post office and is met by police officers with drug-sniffing canines who discover the package his co-worker gave him contains cocaine. -Bill would not be guilty of a crime in most states,because most states require

Automatism is the name given to

​Identify the circumstances in which possession can be treated as an act.Explain why possession is treated as an act in these circumstances and not in others.

Define,compare,and contrast the "Good Samaritan" doctrine and the American bystander rule.Which rule is dominant in the United States? Which rule is best? Explain your position.​

​The mens _______________is the mental element of the crime.

Criminal liability is defined as criminal conduct that qualifies for criminal