Question 1

​Diminished capacity is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the same as diminished responsibility. 
B)  ​an affirmative defense. 
C)  ​a failure-of-proof defense. 
D)  ​no longer a defense in any jurisdiction. 
A)  ​the same as diminished responsibility. 
B)  ​an affirmative defense. 
C)  ​a failure-of-proof defense. 
D)  ​no longer a defense in any jurisdiction.

Question 2

​U.S.courts have always accepted the defense of entrapment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tony is playing basketball with some friends. A stranger walks onto the basketball court and pulls out a gun. The stranger tells Tony to take all of his friend’s money and give it to him or he will shoot him. Tony takes the wallets from his friend’s and gives the stranger their money.
-​If Tony is charged with a crime,what element of his defense might be at issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​nature of the threat 
B)  ​immediacy of the threat 
C)  ​level of belief regarding the threat 
D)  ​all of these elements might be at issue 
A)  ​nature of the threat 
B)  ​immediacy of the threat 
C)  ​level of belief regarding the threat 
D)  ​all of these elements might be at issue

Question 4

​What word do those who criticize the use of the word "know" in insanity tests prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​understand 
B)  ​comprehend 
C)  ​cognate 
D)  ​appreciate 
A)  ​understand 
B)  ​comprehend 
C)  ​cognate 
D)  ​appreciate

Question 5

​Diminished capacity is what kind of defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​failure-of-proof 
B)  ​affirmative 
C)  ​excuse 
D)  ​insanity 
A)  ​failure-of-proof 
B)  ​affirmative 
C)  ​excuse 
D)  ​insanity

Question 6

​Which of the following is true of most defendants who offer and insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity are often confined in mental institutions for many years. 
B)  ​Few offenders "fake" insanity. 
C)  ​In most cases,prosecution and defense expert psychiatrists agree on whether the defendants are legally insane. 
D)  ​All of these are true. 
A)  ​Defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity are often confined in mental institutions for many years. 
B)  ​Few offenders "fake" insanity. 
C)  ​In most cases,prosecution and defense expert psychiatrists agree on whether the defendants are legally insane. 
D)  ​All of these are true.

Question 7

​The shift from the philosophy of rehabilitation to retribution has led to

Accepted Answer

A)  ​more juveniles at younger ages being tried as adults. 
B)  ​fewer juveniles at younger ages being tried as adults. 
C)  ​no change in the number of juveniles being tried as adults. 
D)  ​none of these answers is correct. 
A)  ​more juveniles at younger ages being tried as adults. 
B)  ​fewer juveniles at younger ages being tried as adults. 
C)  ​no change in the number of juveniles being tried as adults. 
D)  ​none of these answers is correct.

Question 8

​Syndrome defenses are used often.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​Mental defect refers to mental retardation or brain damage severe enough to make it impossible to know what you're doing,or if you know,you don't know that it's wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What impact did the acquittal of John Hinckley have on the insanity defense in the United States? Be sure to provide examples.

Accepted Answer

John Hinckley,who attempted to assassina

Question 11

​John Hinckley shot President Reagan.What happened to Hinckley after his trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​He went to prison. 
B)  ​He was locked up in a hospital. 
C)  ​He went free. 
D)  ​He was sentenced to death. 
A)  ​He went to prison. 
B)  ​He was locked up in a hospital. 
C)  ​He went free. 
D)  ​He was sentenced to death.

Question 12

​Federal law required the government to prove Hinckley's sanity at what level of proof?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​beyond a reasonable doubt 
B)  ​by a preponderance of the evidence 
C)  ​with probable cause 
D)  ​by a majority 
A)  ​beyond a reasonable doubt 
B)  ​by a preponderance of the evidence 
C)  ​with probable cause 
D)  ​by a majority

Question 13

​Many defendants plead the insanity defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​There are three different types of juvenile waivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

​Most defendants who utilize the insanity defense do so successfully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Most states reject diminished capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​How do the courts handle juveniles today? How does this differ from the common law?

Accepted Answer

​Today,statutes determine when young peo

Question 18

​Defendants often use syndromes as excuses for committing crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​What legal term applies when a juvenile court gives up jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfers the case to the adult criminal court?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​waiver 
B)  ​venue 
C)  ​sentencing 
D)  ​adjudication 
A)  ​waiver 
B)  ​venue 
C)  ​sentencing 
D)  ​adjudication

Question 20

​Which of the following is not an excuse for committing a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​voluntary intoxication 
B)  ​involuntary intoxication 
C)  ​insanity 
D)  ​duress 
A)  ​voluntary intoxication 
B)  ​involuntary intoxication 
C)  ​insanity 
D)  ​duress

Diminished capacity is

U.S.courts have always accepted the defense of entrapment.

What word do those who criticize the use of the word "know" in insanity tests prefer?

Diminished capacity is what kind of defense?

Which of the following is true of most defendants who offer and insanity defense?

The shift from the philosophy of rehabilitation to retribution has led to

Syndrome defenses are used often.

Mental defect refers to mental retardation or brain damage severe enough to make it impossible to know what you're doing,or if you know,you don't know that it's wrong.

What impact did the acquittal of John Hinckley have on the insanity defense in the United States? Be sure to provide examples.

John Hinckley shot President Reagan.What happened to Hinckley after his trial?

Federal law required the government to prove Hinckley's sanity at what level of proof?

Many defendants plead the insanity defense.

There are three different types of juvenile waivers.

Most defendants who utilize the insanity defense do so successfully.

Most states reject diminished capacity.

How do the courts handle juveniles today? How does this differ from the common law?

Defendants often use syndromes as excuses for committing crimes.

What legal term applies when a juvenile court gives up jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfers the case to the adult criminal court?

Which of the following is not an excuse for committing a crime?

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

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Exam 6: Defenses to Criminal Liability II: Excuses

​Diminished capacity is

​U.S.courts have always accepted the defense of entrapment.

​What word do those who criticize the use of the word "know" in insanity tests prefer?

​Diminished capacity is what kind of defense?

​Which of the following is true of most defendants who offer and insanity defense?

​The shift from the philosophy of rehabilitation to retribution has led to

​Syndrome defenses are used often.

​Mental defect refers to mental retardation or brain damage severe enough to make it impossible to know what you're doing,or if you know,you don't know that it's wrong.

What impact did the acquittal of John Hinckley have on the insanity defense in the United States? Be sure to provide examples.

​John Hinckley shot President Reagan.What happened to Hinckley after his trial?

​Federal law required the government to prove Hinckley's sanity at what level of proof?

​Many defendants plead the insanity defense.

​There are three different types of juvenile waivers.

​Most defendants who utilize the insanity defense do so successfully.

​Most states reject diminished capacity.

​How do the courts handle juveniles today? How does this differ from the common law?

​Defendants often use syndromes as excuses for committing crimes.

​What legal term applies when a juvenile court gives up jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfers the case to the adult criminal court?

​Which of the following is not an excuse for committing a crime?

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

Diminished capacity is

U.S.courts have always accepted the defense of entrapment.

What word do those who criticize the use of the word "know" in insanity tests prefer?

Diminished capacity is what kind of defense?

Which of the following is true of most defendants who offer and insanity defense?

The shift from the philosophy of rehabilitation to retribution has led to

Syndrome defenses are used often.

Mental defect refers to mental retardation or brain damage severe enough to make it impossible to know what you're doing,or if you know,you don't know that it's wrong.

John Hinckley shot President Reagan.What happened to Hinckley after his trial?

Federal law required the government to prove Hinckley's sanity at what level of proof?

Many defendants plead the insanity defense.

There are three different types of juvenile waivers.

Most defendants who utilize the insanity defense do so successfully.

Most states reject diminished capacity.

How do the courts handle juveniles today? How does this differ from the common law?

Defendants often use syndromes as excuses for committing crimes.

What legal term applies when a juvenile court gives up jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfers the case to the adult criminal court?

Which of the following is not an excuse for committing a crime?