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| You are in a boat that has millions of dollars of gold on it and it starts to sink in the middle of the ocean, you know that if you were lighter you could make it further and have a chance of making it to help. You decide to throw the gold overboard in order to survive. What defense would you use if you were charged with destruction of that property? |
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| If someone has a relative (that you like) kidnapped and they tell you that they are going to kill them if you don't rob a bank, what defense could you use to get out of the robbery charges? |
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| The police have set up a sting operation where they leave the front door of a department store unlocked and propped open over night. They monitor it and arrest anyone that enters the store and takes anything from the store. Is this entrapment? Why or why not? |
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| In the George Zimmeran and Trayvon Martin case, what things (list 3) would cause you to decide whether Zimmerman is to be found guilty or innocent. (you will get points for your examples backing up your decision). |
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| The reason for why executing the mentally ill and juveniles is illegal is it violates what? |
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| This court case from the 1980s made executing mentally ill illegal. |
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| This court case made executing juveniles illegal since 2005. |
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| If a man broke into my house in South Dakota and was digging through my possession and I used force to stop him that ended up killing him, what law would I use to not be found guilty of murder? |
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| What Florida law allowed for George Zimmerman to be acquitted (not found guilty) of murdering Trayvon Martin? |
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| DNA evidence is often used to convict criminals with certainty. However, it also can help free them from blame and set them free which is called getting them _____________? |
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| If the cops come and question you about a crime that happened at 2:30 and you said you were in Mr. Downey's class the entire block, you would be giving them your? |
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| In order for someone to be guilty of crime, the prosecutor must prove ____________ a ____________ _______ that the defendant committed the crime with intent. |
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| Making a fake driver's license in order to buy cigarettes or alcohol and actually trying to use it at a gas station could be this type of crime. |
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| Katty has a birthday party. One of the gifts she receives is a really cute dress her friends knew she really wanted. However, the tags and security tag are still on it. When she asks her friends they say that they forgot about the tags and the lady at the store must have forgotten to remove the ink 'thingy' (they are pretty little liars...). Katty believes them since that is a completely believable story. What crime has Katty committed? |
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| Black Mail is also called? |
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| The main difference between Robbery, Burglary, and Larceny is? |
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| Penny is walking along and finds a wallet on the ground. The wallet has $200 dollars, an I.D., and other pictures of the person's family (it's an old example. I know people have phones for that now). Penny doesn't attempt to return the wallet. What crime is she guilty of in most states? |
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| Barry is treasurer on the student council. They hold a fundraiser for one of their fellow students. The fundraiser collects $1100 dollars for their cause; however, Barry pockets $100 and only reports $1000. What crime is this student guilty of? |
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| Michelle's business isn't going to well. She is broke and doesn't have the money to pay off lenders. Michelle decides to burn down the building she owns to collect insurance money. Not only is she guilty of insurance fraud but also what crime against property? |
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| John is at the bar and someone is taunting him about the girl he is dating. John gets angry and punches the guy in the face. What crime has John committed? |
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| John was cut off by someone on the road. In response he pulls up next to them and threatens them that he will drive them off the road and swerves at them with his car. What is John guilty of? |
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| Dan comes home to find his wife in bed with Victor. At a stoplight the next day, Dan sees Victor riding in the passenger seat of a nearby car. Dan pulls out a gun and fires three shots into the car, missing Victor but killing the driver of the car. What type of murder has Dan committed? |
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| Erick is at home watching the game when he hears voices coming from his front porch and then the front door opening. Erick grabs his pistol from the safe in his room and comes back to the living room where the intruders are stealing his property. When they notice Erick, the intruders point a shotgun at him but Erick fires first, killing the armed intruder. The others run off. What type of murder has Erick committed? |
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| The most common type of this form of homicide is vehicular homicide. |
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| Terry Nichols helped plan out the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building. What type of murder did he commit? He actually had 161 counts of this kind of murder |
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| John is at the Disney Land with his 5 year old son. His son vanishes from his side. He ends up finding his son crying and hurt, presumably sexually molested. John's son points out the man that did it walking away. John approaches the man and kills him. What type of homicide would he be guilty of? |
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| In criminal homicide also known as murder, this is the what is called when you have the intent to seriously harm another person or act with extreme disregard for human life. |
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| Though Micheal Fortier did not actually kill anyone and wasn't involved in planning the entire bombing of the Oklahoma City building, he still was charged with what crime? |
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| If you have planned to kill your friend by poisoning their morning Starbucks and put the drug in the drink; however, your friend realize there is something wrong and you don't actually kill them. What crime are you most likely guilty of? |
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| If you were to advise, urge, or command someone to do a crime which they said no to, what crime would you have been guilty of? |
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Jeb and Marci decide to burglarize a jewelry store. Their friend Carl, an employee of the store, helps by telling them the location of the store's vault. Marci drives the van to the store and keeps a lookout while Jeb goes inside and cracks the safe. After Jeb and Marci make their getaway, Jeb meets a friend, Shawn, who was not involved in the actual burglary. Jeb tells Shawn about the burglary, and Shawn helps Jeb get a train out of town. David, a former classmate of Jeb and Marci, witnesses the crime but does not tell the police, even though he recognizes both of them.
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| All of the following can be tried for the original crime EXCEPT? |
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| A __________ is a crime for which the potential penalty is imprisonment for more than one year. |
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| A __________ is a crime for which the potential penalty is imprisonment for less than one year. |
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| If you ask someone to commit a crime like shoot someone and they say no, what crime have you committed? |
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| Not only do you need a criminal act to be guilty of a crime, you also need Mens Rea which means? This shows that you knew what you did was wrong. |
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| This can be good or bad and is what we call the reason for committing the crime? |
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