Vocabulary
An act, or failure to act, that violates a law for which there is a penalty.
What is a crime?
Protects your right to remain silent
What is the 5th Amendment?
Act of taking a person suspected of a crime into custody.
What is an arrest?
battery, false imprisonment, rape, homicide
What are personal crimes?
Defense that means you were tricked by law enforcement.
What is entrapment?
Ill will; deliberate intent to harm
What is malice?
protects against unreasonable government searches and seizures
What is the 4th amendment
A reasonable belief that a specific person has committed a crime.
What is probable cause?
larceny, robbery, forgery, arson
What are property crimes?
Someone who commits crimes that are not crimes for adults
What is a status offender?
Person who voluntarily helps another person commit a crime?
What is an accomplice?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the 8th Amendment?
Police or investigators conduct a Q&A session to extract information.
What is an interrogation?
solicitation, illegal drug use, gambling, attempt.
What are victimless crimes?
Differentiates "self-defense" from "stand your ground" laws.
What is a duty to retreat?
prevents evidence obtained in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights from being used in court.
What is the exclusionary rule?
Says that the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.
What is the 6th Amendment?
This attorney bears the burden of proof. They have to prove their case "beyond a reasonable doubt."
What is a prosecution attorney?
Any crime for which the potential penalty is imprisonment for more than one year.
What is a felony?
Threshold to reach a guilty verdict in a criminal case.
What is unanimous?
Latin word for 'guilty mind'
What is mens rea?
States that the defendant cannot be prosecuted a second time for the same offense.
What is the 5th Amendment?
The final phase of the criminal justice process
What is sentencing?
Crimes that DO NOT require a guilty state of mind.
What are strict liability offenses?
The four qualifications to serve on a jury.
What is the age of 18, being a citizen of the US, a resident of the county and be able to communicate in English?