What one does
or fails to do
in violation of the law
What is a crime
100
another name for
preliminary crimes
What is inchoate
100
The legal term
for carelessness
What is negligence
100
You buy a used i-pod from
someone who is known to
be a thief
What is receiving stolen property
100
The defense Jayne would use
because she shot an intruder
who was trying to kidnap
her daughter.
What is excusable or justifiable
200
A sentencing option in which
the offender pays money to
make up for injury to the
person harmed by the crime
What is restitution
200
An agreement between
two or more persons to
commit a crime
What is conspiracy
200
This determines whether
a homicide is first or
second degree
What is premeditation
200
George threatens Harold
into giving him some money
to buy lunch
What is extortion
200
Jose would use this in his defense
if he was charged with a crime but
was at work at the time.
What is "an alibi"
300
legal term for
drunk driving
What is DUI or DWI
300
Julie drives the getaway car.
She is this "party" to the crime.
What is accomplice
300
Paul sells illegal drugs to
Lisa who dies from an
overdose of those drugs.
Paul could be charged
with this homicide.
What is felony murder
300
The difference between
larceny and robbery
What is "by using force or intimidation"
300
You have just picked up your luggage
from the airport luggage area and are
stopped by police because you have
someone else's luggage which looks
identical to yours. There was no crime
committed because this element of the
crime was missing.
What is lack of criminal intent
400
jail or prison
What is incarceration
400
Doing something illegal
knowingly, intentionally,
or willfully
What is guilty state of mind
400
Intent to kill as a
result of extreme
provocation is this
type of homicide
What is voluntary manslaughter
400
Lisa who is in charge
of her Youth Club's
fundraising money,
buys lunch with that money.
What is embezzlement
400
While hiking in the mountains you
got lost and wandered for 2 days.
Hungry and tired you come across a
cabin and break in to find food.
You claim you are justified in
trespassing because of this.
What is necessity
500
repetition of criminal
behavior by an offender
with a prior conviction
What is recidivism
500
A type of crime that
does not require a
guilty state of mind
What is strict liability
500
In Wisconsin assault
is classified as this.
What is attempted battery
500
Charlie, who is 18,
uses a fake I.D. to
get into a bar.
What is uttering
(offering another person as
genuine a document known
to be fake)?