Inchoate Offenses
A(n)_________ is an intent to commit a crime coupled with an act taken toward committing the offense.
attempt
Homicides caused by death or misfortune are called ___________________.
Excusable homicides
An offense where the victim is chosen at least in part based on some demographic factor, like race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion, is called a _________________.
hate crime
An offense preparatory to committing another crime that includes attempt, solicitation and conspiracy is called a(n) ________________ offense.
inchoate
In general, the “actus reus” of the crime of conspiracy is _____________.
the unlawful agreement
The object of an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy is called the ____________.
Target offense
___________ consists of an intentional, unlawful killing that occurs in the heat of passion as a result of some adequate provocation.
Voluntary manslaughter
Throwing a punch with the intention of harming someone but missing would most likely constitute ___________.
Assault, specifically Simple Assault
A common law rule that to convict a defendant of homicide, not more than a year and a day can pass from the defendant’s criminal act to the death of the victim is called ______________.
One-year-and-a-day rule
Under the _____________ Rule, a member of a conspiracy is liable for offenses committed by others in furtherance of the conspiracy.
Pinkerton
___________ refers to the inchoate crime of requesting or encouraging someone to commit a crime.
Solicitation
If an unintentional homicide occurs during the commission a violent felony, the offender can be charged with ___________.
Felony murder
Using electronic means, like phone calls, emails, text messages or social media to repeatedly harass another person is called ________.
cyberstalking
_________, which is a required element for first degree murder, refers to planning or a deliberate decision to commit a crime.
Premeditation
In general, the “actus reus” of the crime of solicitation is the ______ to commit a crime.
the request
__________ refers to the inchoate crime of two or more persons agreeing or planning to commit a target crime.
Conspiracy
One type of second degree murder is defined as the unlawful killing of a human being by a person having a “_____________” or, an extremely reckless disregard for human life.
depraved mind or heart
Threatening someone with a weapon would probably qualify as (a) (an) _________.
aggravated assault
Which inchoate offenses does NOT merge into the target offense?
Conspiracy
What is the one of the main purposes of criminalizing inchoate, or incomplete, offenses?
to enable law enforcement officers to terminate criminal conduct at an early stage
to allow police to apprehend dangerous persons before they accomplish their criminal objectives
_________ is a defense allowed in some jurisdictions when although the defendant intended to commit a crime, it was impossible to do so because the complete act is not a crime.
Legal impossibility
What two things must the prosecutor prove in ALL criminal homicide cases?
the victim was alive at time of the act and the victim's death was caused by the defendant
_______________ is generally defined as any unwanted sexual touching or unwanted physical contact.
sexual assault
_________________ into the target offenses means that if the target offense was committed, the offender could not be charged with both the inchoate offense and the target offense.
Merging