Intro to Criminal Law
What is the difference between state of mind and motive?
State of mind is level of awareness and motive is the reason for doing something.
An act of killing that is premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice fits what category of homicide?
First-degree murder
Give an example of embezzlement.
Various
The incarceration rate significantly rose as a result of what policy?
War on Drugs
What is the name of the famous aviator whose son was kidnapped from their home?
Charles Lindbergh
Give an example of the principal and an accomplice.
Various
Give an example of a crime against the person that isn't homicide.
Assault/Battery, Stalking, Rape, Kidnapping, etc.
With most property crimes what determines whether the charge will be a felony or misdemeanor?
Value of the stolen item.
Crimes committed via the Internet are known as what kind of crimes?
Cybercrimes
Give an example of an accessory before the fact and an accessory after the fact.
Various.
Provide an example of involuntary manslaughter.
Various
Arson is often paired with what other crime?
Insurance Fraud
Describe the duress defense.
Client acted because they were threatened.
Mark David Chapman was responsible for the stalking and murder of what man?
John Lennon
What is an example of a strict liability crime?
Statutory rape, selling alcohol to minors, parking violations, etc.
Provide an example of felony murder.
Various.
Why are property crime rates generally on the decline?
Better security and lighting, less people carry cash, etc.
Give an example of the necessity defense.
Various.
Who was the man who was kidnapped by Italian mafia and whose grandfather refused to pay the ransom?
Paul Getty
What are the three inchoate crimes?
Conspiracy, Attempt, Solicitation
What is the key difference between second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter?
Voluntary manslaughter has the element that a reasonable individual would lose their mind.
Extortion is known by what other name?
Blackmail
The insanity plea was removed as a valid criminal defense after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by what man?
John Hinckley Jr.
Who was the Texas mother who was found not guilty by way of insanity for the drowning deaths of her five children?
Andrea Yates