Vocabulary
Legal Systems
Rule, Statute, Case, or Constitution
Examples
True or False
100

Known as force that is reasonable to protect person and property

reasonable force

100

the burden of proof that must be met by the government in a criminal case

beyond a reasonable doubt

100

the location of Indiana's attorney client privilege doctrine

Code (Indiana Code)

100

 an example of an inchoate crime

solicitation, conspiracy

100
In Indiana, someone under the age of 18 may be tried as an adult.

True.

200

Known as force that is greater than that needed for reasonable force

excessive force

200
a legal system in which the judge's role is to remain neutral

adversarial

200

the location of the rule that outlines an attorney's duty of confidentiality

Rule (Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct which are in the Indiana Rules of Court)
200

 an example of a question of law

Varies/a question to which an answer may be found in a book

200

A misdemeanor is a crime that is punishable by a year or more of incarceration. 

False

300

the person who actually commits the crime

principal

300

the court in which most state criminal actions begin

county court/trial court

300

includes protection of one's right to counsel and due process

constitution

300

an example of mens rea

knowingly, willfully, intentionally, etc.

300

Actus reus refers to a person's state of mind at the time they commit a crime

false

400

evidence that either tends to establish a defendant's innocence or is favorable to the accused on the question of punishment

exculpatory evidence

400

the court in which most federal criminal cases begin

district court

400

the location of Indiana's work product doctrine

Rules (Indiana Rules of Court/Rules of Trial Procedure)

400

one way attorney client privilege may be waived

conversation that is not confidential (third party present), sharing information during a court proceeding either purposefully or on accident

400

In alignment with principles of double jeopardy, a person may be tried in more than one jurisdiction for the same crime. 

True

500

A crime that is planned by not completed

inchoate crime

500

requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence and a right to an attorney is usually not recognized

civil case/civil legal system/civil trial

500

includes a list of crimes and their elements

Code

500

a question of fact

whether a witness is credible, whether the defendant was intoxicated, whether the defendant was driving

500
Substantive due process includes the idea that a law should give a person notice and should not be overly broad. 

True

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