Crimes
A person who voluntarily helps another person commit a crime
Accomplice
clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects criminal defendants from being tried twice for the same offense
Double Jeopardy
a legal defense that allows someone to avoid criminal charges if they can show that their actions were necessary to prevent greater harm
Necessity
he intentional or malicious destruction, defacement, or alteration of another person's property, whether public or private:
Vandalism
What city is young thug sentenced to not go to?
Atlanta
Someone who loans a bank robber their car
the act of obtaining something of value from another person through the use of force, threats, or fear. It's also known as blackmail.
Extortion
Defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because of mental disease, the defendant should be held responsible.
Insanity
What is the failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care resulting in harm or injury to another person?
Negligence
failure to perform an act agreed to, where there is a duty to an individual or the public to act (including omitting to take care) or where it is required by law.
The person who commits the crime
principal
Breaking and Entering a building with the intention of committing a crime.
Burglary
Act by law enforcement to persuade a person to commit crime that they otherwise would not have committed.
Entrapment
What is an order that releases a person from any legal punishment? (Example: Nixon after Watergate.)
Pardon
What is the rule that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant to be used during a trial.
Exclusionary Rule
Someone who drives the criminal away to help them escape after the crime
Accessory after the fact
The unlawful taking of another's property with the intent to steal it.
Larceny
Unlawful pressure to commit a crime due to immediate threat or danger to their safety.
Duress
What is an excuse or plea that a person was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed?
Alibi
What are the rights that a person taken into custody must be informed of by police before questioning begins?
Miranda Rights
A person who helps commit a crime but is not usually present at the crime.
Accessory
The unlawful taking of property by force or intimidation.
Robbery
Defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for their actions due to their young age.
Infancy
What is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime with the intent of committing a crime?
Conspiracy
What is where there are negotiations between the prosecutor and defense about having the defendant plead guilty to a lesser offense?
Plea Bargaining