Question 1

liability is less blameworthy than participation in the crime itself.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of liability is less blameworthy than participation in...

Question 2

Which of the following is less blameworthy than participation in a crime itself?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​accessory liability 
B)  ​accomplice liability 
C)  ​vicarious liability 
D)  ​all of these types of liability are as blameworthy as participation in a crime itself

Question 3

Jorge gave Annette a ride in his car. They stopped at Jorge’s mother’s house to pick up some beer. They met Jorge’s brother, Juan, at his mother’s house and he joined them. Jorge said he wanted to have sex with Annette. Juan said he wanted to pick up his ex-girlfriend, Janette. Jorge drives the car to Janette’s and she comes out of the house. Juan and Janette begin to argue and Juan stabs Janette with a knife, killing her. Jorge drives to a lake with Annette, Juan, and Janette’s body where he helps Juan throw the body in the lake.
-What issue(s)would the court need to address in trying Jorge?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Was a felony committed before Jorge drove to the lake? 
B)  ​Did Jorge know of the commission of the felony by Juan? 
C)  ​Did Jorge help Juan to keep him from being arrested? 
D)  ​The court would need to address all of these issues.

Question 4

Define accomplice actus reus and explain why mere presence or inaction isn't enough accomplish accomplice actus reus.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define accomplice actus reus and explain why...

Question 5

George spent most of the afternoon playing cards with Chuck. A man carrying cash walked by and Chuck pulled a knife and robbed the man with the cash. Both George and Chuck fled the scene. George was caught; Chuck never was.
-​George is unlikely to be charged with a crime because flight from the scene of a crime is not enough to prove

Accepted Answer

A)  ​accomplice actus reus. 
B)  ​accomplice mens rea. 
C)  ​accessory actus reus. 
D)  ​accessory mens rea.

Question 6

In what ways do traditional parental responsibility statutes differ from vicarious liability? Why do we have vicarious liability statutes? Which do you think functions better: parental responsibility statutes or vicarious liability? Provide an example to support your argument.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways do traditional parental responsibility...

Question 7

Which of the following cases involves being an accessory-after-the-fact?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Bailey v.U.S.(1969) 
B)  ​Backun v.U.S.(1940) 
C)  ​U.S.v.Peoni (1938) 
D)  ​State v.Chism (1983)

Question 8

Which of the following old common law terms do modern statutes often borrow to define accomplice actus reus?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​aid 
B)  ​abet 
C)  ​assist 
D)  ​modern statutes often borrow all of these common law terms​

Question 9

At common law,there were four parties to crime: principals in the first degree,second degree,and accessories before and after the fact.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_______________ establishes when you can be criminally liable for someone else's conduct.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ establishes when you can be criminally...

Question 11

Tammy and Jenny are having coffee in Tammy’s kitchen. Jenny uses an electrical cord to beat Tammy’s one-year-old daughter for several hours repeatedly until she is bleeding. Tammy looks on but does nothing.
-Tammy is guilty of the crime because of what exception to the mere presence rule?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the duty to act exception 
B)  ​the conspiracy to act exception 
C)  ​the intent to act exception 
D)  ​the diminished capacity to act exception

Question 12

What type of liability establishes when a party can be criminally liable because of a relationship?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​complicity 
B)  ​vicarious 
C)  ​assumed 
D)  ​consent

Question 13

The issue in most vicarious liability cases is interpreting whether the statute actually imposes vicarious liability.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Today,accessory-after-the-fact offenders are punished as severely as the offender who committed the crime.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Forfeited personal identity theory assumes that we're autonomous agents with the freedom to choose our actions.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Even in situations where the defendant has a legal duty to act,his or her mere presence at the scene of a crime is not enough to amount to accomplice actus reus.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Flight from the scene of a crime is enough evidence to convict a person of a crime or of being an accomplice.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Traditional parent statutes aren't the same as vicarious liability.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Traditional parent statutes aren't the same as...

Question 19

Complicity applies criminal liability to accomplices and accessories because they participate in crimes.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The case of Pinkerton v.U.S.(1946)deals with what rule?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the rule that the crime of conspiracy and the crime the conspirators agree to commit are separate offenses 
B)  ​the rule that even presence at the scene of a crime followed by flight isn't enough action to establish accomplice actus reus 
C)  ​the common law rule that the government couldn't try accomplices until principals in the first degree were convicted 
D)  ​the accessory liability rule that it is not as blameworthy to help someone else escape prosecution as it is to participate in the crime itself

Exam 7: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

liability is less blameworthy than participation in the crime itself.

Which of the following is less blameworthy than participation in a crime itself?

Define accomplice actus reus and explain why mere presence or inaction isn't enough accomplish accomplice actus reus.

In what ways do traditional parental responsibility statutes differ from vicarious liability? Why do we have vicarious liability statutes? Which do you think functions better: parental responsibility statutes or vicarious liability? Provide an example to support your argument.

Which of the following cases involves being an accessory-after-the-fact?

Which of the following old common law terms do modern statutes often borrow to define accomplice actus reus?

At common law,there were four parties to crime: principals in the first degree,second degree,and accessories before and after the fact.

_______________ establishes when you can be criminally liable for someone else's conduct.

Tammy and Jenny are having coffee in Tammy’s kitchen. Jenny uses an electrical cord to beat Tammy’s one-year-old daughter for several hours repeatedly until she is bleeding. Tammy looks on but does nothing. -Tammy is guilty of the crime because of what exception to the mere presence rule?

What type of liability establishes when a party can be criminally liable because of a relationship?

The issue in most vicarious liability cases is interpreting whether the statute actually imposes vicarious liability.

Today,accessory-after-the-fact offenders are punished as severely as the offender who committed the crime.

Forfeited personal identity theory assumes that we're autonomous agents with the freedom to choose our actions.

Even in situations where the defendant has a legal duty to act,his or her mere presence at the scene of a crime is not enough to amount to accomplice actus reus.

Flight from the scene of a crime is enough evidence to convict a person of a crime or of being an accomplice.

Traditional parent statutes aren't the same as vicarious liability.

Complicity applies criminal liability to accomplices and accessories because they participate in crimes.

The case of Pinkerton v.U.S.(1946) deals with what rule?

Exam 7: Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

liability is less blameworthy than participation in the crime itself.​

Which of the following is less blameworthy than participation in a crime itself?​

Define accomplice actus reus and explain why mere presence or inaction isn't enough accomplish accomplice actus reus.​

In what ways do traditional parental responsibility statutes differ from vicarious liability? Why do we have vicarious liability statutes? Which do you think functions better: parental responsibility statutes or vicarious liability? Provide an example to support your argument.​

Which of the following cases involves being an accessory-after-the-fact?​

Which of the following old common law terms do modern statutes often borrow to define accomplice actus reus?​

At common law,there were four parties to crime: principals in the first degree,second degree,and accessories before and after the fact.​

_______________ establishes when you can be criminally liable for someone else's conduct.​

Tammy and Jenny are having coffee in Tammy’s kitchen. Jenny uses an electrical cord to beat Tammy’s one-year-old daughter for several hours repeatedly until she is bleeding. Tammy looks on but does nothing. -Tammy is guilty of the crime because of what exception to the mere presence rule?​

What type of liability establishes when a party can be criminally liable because of a relationship?​

The issue in most vicarious liability cases is interpreting whether the statute actually imposes vicarious liability.​

Today,accessory-after-the-fact offenders are punished as severely as the offender who committed the crime.​

Forfeited personal identity theory assumes that we're autonomous agents with the freedom to choose our actions.​

Even in situations where the defendant has a legal duty to act,his or her mere presence at the scene of a crime is not enough to amount to accomplice actus reus.​

Flight from the scene of a crime is enough evidence to convict a person of a crime or of being an accomplice.​

Traditional parent statutes aren't the same as vicarious liability.​

Complicity applies criminal liability to accomplices and accessories because they participate in crimes.​

The case of Pinkerton v.U.S.(1946) deals with what rule?​

liability is less blameworthy than participation in the crime itself.

Which of the following is less blameworthy than participation in a crime itself?

Define accomplice actus reus and explain why mere presence or inaction isn't enough accomplish accomplice actus reus.

In what ways do traditional parental responsibility statutes differ from vicarious liability? Why do we have vicarious liability statutes? Which do you think functions better: parental responsibility statutes or vicarious liability? Provide an example to support your argument.

Which of the following cases involves being an accessory-after-the-fact?

Which of the following old common law terms do modern statutes often borrow to define accomplice actus reus?

At common law,there were four parties to crime: principals in the first degree,second degree,and accessories before and after the fact.

_______________ establishes when you can be criminally liable for someone else's conduct.

Tammy and Jenny are having coffee in Tammy’s kitchen. Jenny uses an electrical cord to beat Tammy’s one-year-old daughter for several hours repeatedly until she is bleeding. Tammy looks on but does nothing. -Tammy is guilty of the crime because of what exception to the mere presence rule?

What type of liability establishes when a party can be criminally liable because of a relationship?

The issue in most vicarious liability cases is interpreting whether the statute actually imposes vicarious liability.

Today,accessory-after-the-fact offenders are punished as severely as the offender who committed the crime.

Forfeited personal identity theory assumes that we're autonomous agents with the freedom to choose our actions.

Even in situations where the defendant has a legal duty to act,his or her mere presence at the scene of a crime is not enough to amount to accomplice actus reus.

Flight from the scene of a crime is enough evidence to convict a person of a crime or of being an accomplice.

Traditional parent statutes aren't the same as vicarious liability.

Complicity applies criminal liability to accomplices and accessories because they participate in crimes.

The case of Pinkerton v.U.S.(1946) deals with what rule?