Question 1

A(n)_____________ defense is one that only reduces the conviction to a lesser offense.​

Accepted Answer

imperfect

Question 2

​Deadly force may never be used for defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent what kind of danger?

Accepted Answer

A)  imminent danger 
B)  unavoidable danger 
C)  deadly danger 
D)  serious danger 
A)  imminent danger 
B)  unavoidable danger 
C)  deadly danger 
D)  serious danger A

Question 4

​Two types of affirmative defenses are "perfect" and "imperfect" defenses.Explain the difference between a "perfect" and an "imperfect" defense.Provide examples of each.What is one exception to a "perfect" defense?

Accepted Answer

​Most affirmative defenses are perfect d

Question 5

What kind of defense is diminished capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  both an affirmative excuse and a failure-of-proof defense 
B)  diminished capacity is not a defense 
C)  an affirmative excuse defense 
D)  a failure-of-proof defense 
A)  both an affirmative excuse and a failure-of-proof defense 
B)  diminished capacity is not a defense 
C)  an affirmative excuse defense 
D)  a failure-of-proof defense

Question 6

The retreat rule is the

Accepted Answer

A)  common rule. 
B)  minority rule. 
C)  majority rule. 
D)  same as the castle rule. 
A)  common rule. 
B)  minority rule. 
C)  majority rule. 
D)  same as the castle rule.

Question 7

​At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent

Accepted Answer

A)  imminent danger.​ 
B)  ​crime. 
C)  ​rape. 
D)  ​murder. 
A)  imminent danger.​ 
B)  ​crime. 
C)  ​rape. 
D)  ​murder.

Question 8

Evidence that doesn't amount to a perfect defense might amount to an imperfect defense; that is,defendants are

Accepted Answer

A)  committed to a mental hospital. 
B)  entitled to an acquittal. 
C)  entitled to a sentence reduction. 
D)  guilty of lesser offenses. 
A)  committed to a mental hospital. 
B)  entitled to an acquittal. 
C)  entitled to a sentence reduction. 
D)  guilty of lesser offenses.

Question 9

The four elements of self-defense are non-aggressor,necessity,reasonable belief and

Accepted Answer

A)  perspective. 
B)  proportionality. 
C)  permanence. 
D)  permissibility. 
A)  perspective. 
B)  proportionality. 
C)  permanence. 
D)  permissibility.

Question 10

​What type of laws are drastically reforming the law of self-defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​excuse laws 
B)  ​justification laws 
C)  ​castle laws 
D)  ​retreat laws 
A)  ​excuse laws 
B)  ​justification laws 
C)  ​castle laws 
D)  ​retreat laws

Question 11

Case 5.3
Savannah and her girlfriend Vanessa have been drinking at her apartment most of the afternoon. They are arguing when Savannah goes into her bedroom and gets her gun. She shoots at Vanessa but misses. Vanessa leaves the apartment and gets a gun from her car. She returns to the apartment. Savannah yells stop and runs towards the bathroom. Vanessa shoots at her but also misses. Savannah turns and shoots Vanessa.

-What element of self-defense would Savannah fail to meet in this encounter if she did not withdraw?

Accepted Answer

A)  unprovoked attack 
B)  necessity 
C)  proportionality 
D)  reasonable belief 
A)  unprovoked attack 
B)  necessity 
C)  proportionality 
D)  reasonable belief

Question 12

"Inevitable" harm is the same as "imminent" harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

At the heart of the defense of consent is the high value placed on the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  bear arms. 
B)  a jury trial. 
C)  free speech. 
D)  individual autonomy. 
A)  bear arms. 
B)  a jury trial. 
C)  free speech. 
D)  individual autonomy.

Question 14

Which of the following is a key requirement of the necessity defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  that no reasonable legal option exists for averting the harm 
B)  that the harm could have been averted 
C)  that the harm as minimal and did not need to be averted 
D)  that efforts to avert the harm would have caused worse harm 
A)  that no reasonable legal option exists for averting the harm 
B)  that the harm could have been averted 
C)  that the harm as minimal and did not need to be averted 
D)  that efforts to avert the harm would have caused worse harm

Question 15

To provide a valid consent defense,the consent of the victim must be

Accepted Answer

A)  objectively reasonable and imminent. 
B)  knowing and voluntary. 
C)  in writing and authorized. 
D)  given after the crime occurs. 
A)  objectively reasonable and imminent. 
B)  knowing and voluntary. 
C)  in writing and authorized. 
D)  given after the crime occurs.

Question 16

What is the heart of self-defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  necessity 
B)  imminence 
C)  practicality 
D)  concession 
A)  necessity 
B)  imminence 
C)  practicality 
D)  concession

Question 17

Most affirmative defenses are imperfect defenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A victim of domestic violence is justified in shooting her cohabitant husband while he is asleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In both justifications and excuses,the defendant admits doing the criminal act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Case 5.5
Tiffany is walking to the market to buy groceries. A man comes up behind her and puts a gun in her back. He tells her to step into the alley with him. Tiffany goes to the alley with the man who tells her to remove her clothes. Before she can do what he says the man drops the gun and Tiffany grabs it and shoots him. The man dies.

-If Tiffany is charged with murder which of the following defenses should she use?

Accepted Answer

A)  failure-of-proof defense 
B)  diminished capacity defense 
C)  justification defense 
D)  attendant circumstances defense 
A)  failure-of-proof defense 
B)  diminished capacity defense 
C)  justification defense 
D)  attendant circumstances defense

A(n)_____________ defense is one that only reduces the conviction to a lesser offense.

Deadly force may never be used for defense.

At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent what kind of danger?

Two types of affirmative defenses are "perfect" and "imperfect" defenses.Explain the difference between a "perfect" and an "imperfect" defense.Provide examples of each.What is one exception to a "perfect" defense?

What kind of defense is diminished capacity?

The retreat rule is the

At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent

Evidence that doesn't amount to a perfect defense might amount to an imperfect defense; that is,defendants are

The four elements of self-defense are non-aggressor,necessity,reasonable belief and

What type of laws are drastically reforming the law of self-defense?

"Inevitable" harm is the same as "imminent" harm.

At the heart of the defense of consent is the high value placed on the right to

Which of the following is a key requirement of the necessity defense?

To provide a valid consent defense,the consent of the victim must be

What is the heart of self-defense?

Most affirmative defenses are imperfect defenses.

A victim of domestic violence is justified in shooting her cohabitant husband while he is asleep.

In both justifications and excuses,the defendant admits doing the criminal act.

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Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

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Exam 5: Defenses to Criminal Liability I: Justifications

A(n)_____________ defense is one that only reduces the conviction to a lesser offense.​

​Deadly force may never be used for defense.

At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent what kind of danger?

​Two types of affirmative defenses are "perfect" and "imperfect" defenses.Explain the difference between a "perfect" and an "imperfect" defense.Provide examples of each.What is one exception to a "perfect" defense?

What kind of defense is diminished capacity?

The retreat rule is the

​At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent

Evidence that doesn't amount to a perfect defense might amount to an imperfect defense; that is,defendants are

The four elements of self-defense are non-aggressor,necessity,reasonable belief and

​What type of laws are drastically reforming the law of self-defense?

"Inevitable" harm is the same as "imminent" harm.

At the heart of the defense of consent is the high value placed on the right to

Which of the following is a key requirement of the necessity defense?

To provide a valid consent defense,the consent of the victim must be

What is the heart of self-defense?

Most affirmative defenses are imperfect defenses.

A victim of domestic violence is justified in shooting her cohabitant husband while he is asleep.

In both justifications and excuses,the defendant admits doing the criminal act.

Criminal Law and Punishment in Ussociety: An Overview

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

The Criminal Act: The First Principle of Criminal Liability

The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance, and Mistake

Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Inchoate Crimes

Crimes Against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

Crimes Against Persons II: Sex Offenses, bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

Crimes Against the State

Filters

A(n)_____________ defense is one that only reduces the conviction to a lesser offense.

Deadly force may never be used for defense.

Two types of affirmative defenses are "perfect" and "imperfect" defenses.Explain the difference between a "perfect" and an "imperfect" defense.Provide examples of each.What is one exception to a "perfect" defense?

At the heart of the "choice of evils" defense is the necessity to prevent

What type of laws are drastically reforming the law of self-defense?