This is the phrase (use either the Latin or English) in which prior cases are binding on cases that follow it.
What is stare decisis or case precedent?
100
These types of crimes do not care about the mental state of the defendant.
What are strict liability crimes?
100
For this defense to be used, it must be shown that a person is either in physical danger or the person is protecting someone else from immediate physical danger.
What is self-defense?
100
This is when someone is caused a fracture, a broken bone, or a burn in the second or third degree.
What is "serious bodily injury?"
100
If someone knowingly damages the personal or real property of another person, they commit this crime. The punishment depends on the value of the item damaged.
What is Criminal Mischief(vandalism)?
200
These laws would punish legal behavior retroactively after the fact and make it illegal.
What are ex post facto laws?
200
This is the age span in Colorado in which a person can be considered a juvenile delinquent.
What is the age range of 10-18?
200
This case provides for the right to an attorney in all felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainright?
200
These TWO aspects increase the penalties for sexual assault on a child.
What is being in a "position of trust" and what is a "pattern of abuse?"
200
This crime requires that a person intentionally take something from another with the intent of permanently depriving them of that thing of value.
What is theft?
300
This is the type of law in which charges are brought by the government, the burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt, and penalties include fine or jail.
What is criminal law?
300
In order for this defense to be used, the defendant must show that the cops initiated the criminal conduct and basically coerced the defendant into committing the crime.
What is entrapment?
300
This case provides a defendant with the right to a speedy trial.
What is Klopfer v. North Carolina?
300
This law protects against a victim of a sexual assault from having her sexual history with other men being brought up in a rape case.
What is the Rape Shield law?
300
For you to be charged with this crime, you actually need to apply physical force or violence against an officer instead of just running from the cops.
What is Resisting Arrest?
400
These are the 3 basic elements that are required to make up a crime.
What are criminal act (actus reus), criminal intent (mental state), and harm?
400
These are the two crimes in which consent can be asserted as a defense. Otherwise, it can NOT be asserted as a defense.
What are rape and theft?
400
This is when someone is caused pain or an impairment of physical or mental condition.
What is "bodily injury?"
400
You get in trouble for this misdemeanor crime by "coping a feel" and grabbing someone's rear end or breast when walking by them at a concert or in a bar.
What is Unlawful Sexual Contact/Unlawful Sexual Conduct?
400
This is when you make a "credible threat" and then follow the person around, call them, or try to make contact with them.
What is Stalking?
500
These are the four types of mental states that make up the R-I-C-K acronym?
What are recklessly, intentionally, criminal negligence, and knowingly?
500
This is when the victim is under 15 and the defendant is at least 4 years older or when the victim is 15, 16, or 17 and the defendant is at least 10 years older.
What is statutory rape?
500
A gun (loaded or unloaded), a knife, a bludgeon, or even hands and feet can be considered to be these.
What are "deadly weapons?"
500
The two possible punishments for this crime are either life in prison or the death penalty?
What is First Degree Murder or premeditated murder?
500
This crime can just involve a push, shove, or any physical contact, as long as it is done with the intent to harass, annoy or alarm.