A legal position taken by the accused to defeat the charges against him or her
What is defense?
100
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime is called
What is conspiracy
100
Substituted criminal liability
What is Vicarious criminal liability
200
Crime punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for one year or less and by fine 1000 or less or both
What is misdemeanor?
200
Give me an example of a substantive defense
answers will vary teacher will approve
200
The use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape or kidnapping
What is self defense?
200
receiving or buying property known to be stolen
What is receiving stolen property?
200
Non- violent crimes often committed in the business world
What is white collar crimes?
300
Crime punishable by either a crime of more than $1000 or by confinement for more than one year in a state prison or both or by death
What is a felony?
300
Marky Mark and the funky bunch ( he he) got in a fight and at a dance club and after everyone left that night he set the building on fire...what crime did he commit?
What is arson?
300
Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged
What is immunity?
300
Unlawful offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official is called ...
What is bribery?
300
Obtaining money or property from a person by wrongful use of force or fear is known as
What is extortion?
400
Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court
What is a punishment?
400
the rights a police officer reads to you when you are arrsted are called...
What are Miranda rights?
400
Accused person admitting guilt to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped
What is plea bargain?
400
Knowingly lying about an existing fact is known as the crime of
What is false pretenses?
400
the taking or copying, including hacking , of computer data is classified as a ....
What is a computer crime?
500
Action that hinders the administration of justice
What is contempt of court?
500
before you can be convicted of a crime the prosecution must prove 3 elements regarding your behavior.. They are duty, violation of duty and ?
What is criminal intent?
500
Name the two types of defense tatics that defense attorney's use.
What is Procedural and Substantive defenses?
500
Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud someone is called
What is forgery?
500
Theft the wrongful taking of money or property is known