Question 1

​A syndrome is defined as a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

​Defendants who plead the insanity defense successfully

Accepted Answer

A)  ​go free. 
B)  ​face civil commitment. 
C)  ​go to jail instead of prison. 
D)  ​face community service. 
A)  ​go free. 
B)  ​face civil commitment. 
C)  ​go to jail instead of prison. 
D)  ​face community service.

Question 3

Georgia took her child to the emergency room with injuries on her legs and back. When doctors asked her how the child received the injuries, Georgia broke down weeping and said she beat her daughter two days ago but had just gotten her period.
-​Which of the following obstacles is not one that Georgia is likely to face regarding her defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​proving her problem is a disease 
B)  ​proving she suffers from a disease 
C)  ​proving the disease caused the mental impairment that excuses her from beating her child 
D)  ​proving she suffered from a medically diagnosed form of diminished capacity 
A)  ​proving her problem is a disease 
B)  ​proving she suffers from a disease 
C)  ​proving the disease caused the mental impairment that excuses her from beating her child 
D)  ​proving she suffered from a medically diagnosed form of diminished capacity

Question 4

​The reason that Marissa might be excused for her crime is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​she could not be held accountable for her actions. 
B)  ​she was experiencing diminished capacity when she stabbed John. 
C)  ​John is a jerk and deserved what he got. 
D)  ​her crime was one of self-defense. 
A)  ​she could not be held accountable for her actions. 
B)  ​she was experiencing diminished capacity when she stabbed John. 
C)  ​John is a jerk and deserved what he got. 
D)  ​her crime was one of self-defense.

Question 5

​Defendants who plead an excuse defense admit what they did was wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​What are the two major approaches to the entrapment defense? Which one do you think is best? Be sure to explain your position.

Accepted Answer

​Entrapment occurs when law enforcement

Question 7

Georgia took her child to the emergency room with injuries on her legs and back. When doctors asked her how the child received the injuries, Georgia broke down weeping and said she beat her daughter two days ago but had just gotten her period.
-​What defense might Georgia try to use in court?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​premenstrual syndrome 
B)  ​post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  ​battered woman syndrome 
D)  ​holocaust survivor syndrome 
A)  ​premenstrual syndrome 
B)  ​post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  ​battered woman syndrome 
D)  ​holocaust survivor syndrome

Question 8

​The product-of-mental-illness or test of insanity basically asks if the mental illness caused the crime.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​The product-of-mental-illness or test of insanity basically...

Question 9

​Defendants rarely plead insanity.Those who do

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rarely succeed. 
B)  ​often succeed. 
C)  ​always succeed. 
D)  ​never succeed. 
A)  ​rarely succeed. 
B)  ​often succeed. 
C)  ​always succeed. 
D)  ​never succeed.

Question 10

​The substantial capacity test is supposed to remove the objections to the right-wrong test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​Diminished capacity is an affirmative defense in the sense that it excuses criminal conduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​The entrapment defense arose primarily in response to police excesses in enforcing what laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​violent crime 
B)  ​consensual crime 
C)  ​international 
D)  ​espionage 
A)  ​violent crime 
B)  ​consensual crime 
C)  ​international 
D)  ​espionage

Question 13

​Explain the difference between diminished capacity and diminished responsibility.

Accepted Answer

"Diminished capacity" is an unfortunate

Question 14

In the 1980s,the federal government and many states changed their insanity defenses after the insanity acquittal of​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​John Hinckley. 
B)  ​Bernhard Goetz. 
C)  ​Daniel McNaughtan. 
D)  ​David Neubauer. 
A)  ​John Hinckley. 
B)  ​Bernhard Goetz. 
C)  ​Daniel McNaughtan. 
D)  ​David Neubauer.

Question 15

​Under the McNaughtan test of insanity,the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if,because of a mental disease or defect,he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know

Accepted Answer

A)  ​that the behavior was against the law. 
B)  ​the identity of the victim. 
C)  ​that he had a mental disease or defect. 
D)  ​the nature and quality of the act. 
A)  ​that the behavior was against the law. 
B)  ​the identity of the victim. 
C)  ​that he had a mental disease or defect. 
D)  ​the nature and quality of the act.

Question 16

​For purposes of insanity statutes,mental diseases do not include

Accepted Answer

A)  ​psychosis. 
B)  ​schizophrenia. 
C)  ​paranoia. 
D)  ​psychopathic personalities. 
A)  ​psychosis. 
B)  ​schizophrenia. 
C)  ​paranoia. 
D)  ​psychopathic personalities.

Question 17

​The right-wrong test focuses on defect in reason or

Accepted Answer

A)  ​cognition. 
B)  ​standards. 
C)  ​knowing. 
D)  ​appreciation. 
A)  ​cognition. 
B)  ​standards. 
C)  ​knowing. 
D)  ​appreciation.

Question 18

​According to common law,children aged 7-14

Accepted Answer

A)  ​had no criminal capacity. 
B)  ​were presumed to have no criminal capacity but the presumption could be overcome. 
C)  ​had the same capacity as adults. 
D)  ​could not be tried in court. 
A)  ​had no criminal capacity. 
B)  ​were presumed to have no criminal capacity but the presumption could be overcome. 
C)  ​had the same capacity as adults. 
D)  ​could not be tried in court.

Question 19

​The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​Excuse defenses are defenses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Excuse defenses are defenses....

A syndrome is defined as a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition.

Defendants who plead the insanity defense successfully

The reason that Marissa might be excused for her crime is

Defendants who plead an excuse defense admit what they did was wrong.

What are the two major approaches to the entrapment defense? Which one do you think is best? Be sure to explain your position.

Georgia took her child to the emergency room with injuries on her legs and back. When doctors asked her how the child received the injuries, Georgia broke down weeping and said she beat her daughter two days ago but had just gotten her period. -What defense might Georgia try to use in court?

The product-of-mental-illness or test of insanity basically asks if the mental illness caused the crime.

Defendants rarely plead insanity.Those who do

The substantial capacity test is supposed to remove the objections to the right-wrong test.

Diminished capacity is an affirmative defense in the sense that it excuses criminal conduct.

The entrapment defense arose primarily in response to police excesses in enforcing what laws?

Explain the difference between diminished capacity and diminished responsibility.

In the 1980s,the federal government and many states changed their insanity defenses after the insanity acquittal of

Under the McNaughtan test of insanity,the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if,because of a mental disease or defect,he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know

For purposes of insanity statutes,mental diseases do not include

The right-wrong test focuses on defect in reason or

According to common law,children aged 7-14

The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases.

Excuse defenses are defenses.

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 I: Justifications

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

Exam 6: Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

​A syndrome is defined as a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition.

​Defendants who plead the insanity defense successfully

​The reason that Marissa might be excused for her crime is

​Defendants who plead an excuse defense admit what they did was wrong.

​What are the two major approaches to the entrapment defense? Which one do you think is best? Be sure to explain your position.

Georgia took her child to the emergency room with injuries on her legs and back. When doctors asked her how the child received the injuries, Georgia broke down weeping and said she beat her daughter two days ago but had just gotten her period. -​What defense might Georgia try to use in court?

​The product-of-mental-illness or test of insanity basically asks if the mental illness caused the crime.

​Defendants rarely plead insanity.Those who do

​The substantial capacity test is supposed to remove the objections to the right-wrong test.

​Diminished capacity is an affirmative defense in the sense that it excuses criminal conduct.

​The entrapment defense arose primarily in response to police excesses in enforcing what laws?

​Explain the difference between diminished capacity and diminished responsibility.

In the 1980s,the federal government and many states changed their insanity defenses after the insanity acquittal of​

​Under the McNaughtan test of insanity,the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if,because of a mental disease or defect,he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know

​For purposes of insanity statutes,mental diseases do not include

​The right-wrong test focuses on defect in reason or

​According to common law,children aged 7-14

​The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases.

​Excuse defenses are defenses.

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 I: Justifications

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 syndrome is defined as a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition.

Defendants who plead the insanity defense successfully

The reason that Marissa might be excused for her crime is

Defendants who plead an excuse defense admit what they did was wrong.

What are the two major approaches to the entrapment defense? Which one do you think is best? Be sure to explain your position.

Georgia took her child to the emergency room with injuries on her legs and back. When doctors asked her how the child received the injuries, Georgia broke down weeping and said she beat her daughter two days ago but had just gotten her period. -What defense might Georgia try to use in court?

The product-of-mental-illness or test of insanity basically asks if the mental illness caused the crime.

Defendants rarely plead insanity.Those who do

The substantial capacity test is supposed to remove the objections to the right-wrong test.

Diminished capacity is an affirmative defense in the sense that it excuses criminal conduct.

The entrapment defense arose primarily in response to police excesses in enforcing what laws?

Explain the difference between diminished capacity and diminished responsibility.

In the 1980s,the federal government and many states changed their insanity defenses after the insanity acquittal of

Under the McNaughtan test of insanity,the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if,because of a mental disease or defect,he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know

For purposes of insanity statutes,mental diseases do not include

The right-wrong test focuses on defect in reason or

According to common law,children aged 7-14

The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases.

Excuse defenses are defenses.