Question 1

​Under the _____________ test of entrapment,the government can introduce evidence of the defendant's prior convictions for similar offenses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Under the _____________ test of entrapment,the government...

Question 2

​For a long time,U.S.courts the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​For a long time,U.S.courts the idea that...

Question 3

​Intoxication is never a defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​At common law,voluntary intoxication was not a defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​What are syndrome defenses? Why should they be taken seriously?

Accepted Answer

​When using syndrome defenses,defendants

Question 6

​What excuse would Marissa likely use if she is tried for murder?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​consent 
B)  ​voluntary intoxication 
C)  ​justification 
D)  ​involuntary intoxication 
A)  ​consent 
B)  ​voluntary intoxication 
C)  ​justification 
D)  ​involuntary intoxication

Question 7

​ intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​ intoxication is no excuse for committing...

Question 8

​A defendant with prior convictions for similar offenses would probably fare best in a jurisdiction that uses the subjective test of entrapment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Steve is eight years old and was walking home from school when a twelve year old neighbor boy (Joey) tells him he has candy at his house and to come over and eat some with him. Steve goes to Joey’s house where he eats candy with Joey. After they are done eating Joey takes out a knife and stabs Steve eight times in the chest killing him.
-​At common law,Joey would

Accepted Answer

A)  ​have no criminal capacity. 
B)  ​automatically have the same capacity as an adult. 
C)  ​be treated the same as under today's statutory laws. 
D)  ​be presumed to have no criminal capacity,but the presumption could be overcome. 
A)  ​have no criminal capacity. 
B)  ​automatically have the same capacity as an adult. 
C)  ​be treated the same as under today's statutory laws. 
D)  ​be presumed to have no criminal capacity,but the presumption could be overcome.

Question 10

​At common law,children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  10​ 
B)  ​12 
C)  ​14 
D)  ​16 
A)  10​ 
B)  ​12 
C)  ​14 
D)  ​16

Question 11

​Diminished responsibility is a defense of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​justification. 
B)  ​insanity. 
C)  ​excuse. 
D)  ​exception. 
A)  ​justification. 
B)  ​insanity. 
C)  ​excuse. 
D)  ​exception.

Question 12

​Voluntary intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime but involuntary intoxication is.Explain why this is the case.Be sure to include a discussion of accountability and culpability.

Accepted Answer

​According to Professor George Fletcher

Question 13

​Which of the following is not one of the popular myths regarding the insanity defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The insanity defense is overused. 
B)  ​The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases. 
C)  ​There is no risk to the defendant who pleads insanity. 
D)  ​Criminal defendants who plead insanity are usually insane. 
A)  ​The insanity defense is overused. 
B)  ​The use of the insanity defense is limited to murder cases. 
C)  ​There is no risk to the defendant who pleads insanity. 
D)  ​Criminal defendants who plead insanity are usually insane.

Question 14

​The common law divided children into how many categories for determining their capacity to commit crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​three 
B)  ​two 
C)  ​four 
D)  ​none 
A)  ​three 
B)  ​two 
C)  ​four 
D)  ​none

Question 15

​The defense of diminished capacity

Accepted Answer

A)  ​is the same as the Durham insanity test. 
B)  ​asserts that the defendant's acts were involuntary. 
C)  involves a claim that because of mental illness the defendant did not have therequired actus reus. 
D)  ​involves a claim that the defendant did not have the mens rea for the crime charged because of a mental disease or defect. 
A)  ​is the same as the Durham insanity test. 
B)  ​asserts that the defendant's acts were involuntary. 
C)  involves a claim that because of mental illness the defendant did not have therequired actus reus. 
D)  ​involves a claim that the defendant did not have the mens rea for the crime charged because of a mental disease or defect.

Question 16

​For a long time,U.S.courts rejected the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​Which of the following is an obstacle to proving the premenstrual syndrome (PMS)defense?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the defendant has to prove that PMS is a disease 
B)  ​the defendant has to suffer from PMS 
C)  ​the PMS has to cause the mental impairment that excuses the conduct 
D)  ​all of these answers are obstacles to proving the PMS defense 
A)  ​the defendant has to prove that PMS is a disease 
B)  ​the defendant has to suffer from PMS 
C)  ​the PMS has to cause the mental impairment that excuses the conduct 
D)  ​all of these answers are obstacles to proving the PMS defense

Question 18

​Which test focuses on criminal acts resulting from mental disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial incapacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong 
A)  ​volitional incapacity 
B)  ​substantial incapacity 
C)  ​product-of-mental-illness 
D)  ​right-wrong

Question 19

​In all states and the federal courts,the defendant must prove insanity beyond a reasonable doubt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​States vary as to who has to prove insanity and how convincingly they have to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Under the _____________ test of entrapment,the government can introduce evidence of the defendant's prior convictions for similar offenses.

For a long time,U.S.courts the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Intoxication is never a defense.

At common law,voluntary intoxication was not a defense.

What are syndrome defenses? Why should they be taken seriously?

What excuse would Marissa likely use if she is tried for murder?

intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime

A defendant with prior convictions for similar offenses would probably fare best in a jurisdiction that uses the subjective test of entrapment.

At common law,children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?

Diminished responsibility is a defense of

Voluntary intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime but involuntary intoxication is.Explain why this is the case.Be sure to include a discussion of accountability and culpability.

Which of the following is not one of the popular myths regarding the insanity defense?

The common law divided children into how many categories for determining their capacity to commit crimes?

The defense of diminished capacity

For a long time,U.S.courts rejected the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Which of the following is an obstacle to proving the premenstrual syndrome (PMS)defense?

Which test focuses on criminal acts resulting from mental disease?

In all states and the federal courts,the defendant must prove insanity beyond a reasonable doubt.

States vary as to who has to prove insanity and how convincingly they have to do so.

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

​Under the _____________ test of entrapment,the government can introduce evidence of the defendant's prior convictions for similar offenses.

​For a long time,U.S.courts the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

​Intoxication is never a defense.

​At common law,voluntary intoxication was not a defense.

​What are syndrome defenses? Why should they be taken seriously?

​What excuse would Marissa likely use if she is tried for murder?

​ intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime

​A defendant with prior convictions for similar offenses would probably fare best in a jurisdiction that uses the subjective test of entrapment.

​At common law,children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?

​Diminished responsibility is a defense of

​Voluntary intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime but involuntary intoxication is.Explain why this is the case.Be sure to include a discussion of accountability and culpability.

​Which of the following is not one of the popular myths regarding the insanity defense?

​The common law divided children into how many categories for determining their capacity to commit crimes?

​The defense of diminished capacity

​For a long time,U.S.courts rejected the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

​Which of the following is an obstacle to proving the premenstrual syndrome (PMS)defense?

​Which test focuses on criminal acts resulting from mental disease?

​In all states and the federal courts,the defendant must prove insanity beyond a reasonable doubt.

​States vary as to who has to prove insanity and how convincingly they have to do so.

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

Under the _____________ test of entrapment,the government can introduce evidence of the defendant's prior convictions for similar offenses.

For a long time,U.S.courts the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Intoxication is never a defense.

At common law,voluntary intoxication was not a defense.

What are syndrome defenses? Why should they be taken seriously?

What excuse would Marissa likely use if she is tried for murder?

intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime

A defendant with prior convictions for similar offenses would probably fare best in a jurisdiction that uses the subjective test of entrapment.

At common law,children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?

Diminished responsibility is a defense of

Voluntary intoxication is no excuse for committing a crime but involuntary intoxication is.Explain why this is the case.Be sure to include a discussion of accountability and culpability.

Which of the following is not one of the popular myths regarding the insanity defense?

The common law divided children into how many categories for determining their capacity to commit crimes?

The defense of diminished capacity

For a long time,U.S.courts rejected the idea that entrapment excused criminal liability.

Which of the following is an obstacle to proving the premenstrual syndrome (PMS)defense?

Which test focuses on criminal acts resulting from mental disease?

In all states and the federal courts,the defendant must prove insanity beyond a reasonable doubt.

States vary as to who has to prove insanity and how convincingly they have to do so.