Three elements of a crime and severity of crimes and their appropriate punishment
Criminal Procedure-Legal Vocabulary
Rights of an individual and the types of defenses to a criminal charge
100
What is a punishable offense against society?
a crime
100
What is the willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building?
Arson
100
What is criminal intent?
the defendant intended to commit that specific act or omission defined as criminal in the controlling statute
100
What is a reasonable ground for belief?
Probable cause
100
What is the most important right of an individual?
the right of the accused criminal to be represented by a lawyer
200
What is a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in state prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or even death?
Felony
200
What is obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office?
Extortion
200
What is the breach of duty?
the specific conduct of the defendant that violates the statute
200
What is agreement with prosecutor allowing defendant to plead guilty to a lesser crime than the more serious one he or she would likely be charged with?
Plea bargaining
200
To convict a person of a crime, the evidence must establish...
guilt with proof "beyond a reasonable doubt"
300
What is a less serious crime?
Misdemeanor
300
What is the wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else?
Larceny
300
What is the prosecutor doing when they cite to the judge a statute that prescribes the duty owed in the case at hand?
Establishing a specific legal duty in a trial
300
What is court proceeding at which the evidence against the defendant will be presented to the court so it may determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold him or her for trial?
Preliminary hearing
300
What is a legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her?
defense
400
What is substituted criminal liability?
Vicarious criminal liability
400
What is unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official in the carrying out of his or her public or legal duties?
Bribery
400
What are the 3 elements of criminal acts?
Duty, violation of the duty, and criminal intent
400
What is a written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specified crime?
indictment
400
What disproves, justifies, or excuses the alleged crime?
substantive defenses
500
What is crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence or force nor does it cause injury to people or physical damage to property?
White-collar crime
500
What is one who obtains money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact guilty of?
false pretenses
500
At what age is someone presumed capable of recognizing the difference between right and wrong and so were as accountable as adults for their acts?
14
500
What is action that hinders the administration of justice?
Contempt of court
500
What is based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested?