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Another term for criminal act.
What is actus reus?
100
A defense in which the defendant admits the act but claims that, under the circumstances, they aren’t legally responsible.
What is an excuse defense?
100
At common law, children above this age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults.
What is 14 years old?
100
Accessory to a crime is a separate offense, usually a _______.
What is a misdemeanor?
100
A conspiracy where one or more defendants participate in every transaction is known as ___________________.
What is a wheel conspiracy?
200
Conscious risk creation is called __________.
What is recklessness?
200
A person who was the initial aggressor can gain a lawful right to self-defense if they ________ from the incident they started.
What is completely withdraw?
200
In criminal law, insanity is this type of concept.
What is a legal concept?
200
Accessory to a crime is a separate offense, usually a _______.
What is a conspiracy?
200
Criminal attempts, criminal conspiracies, and criminal solicitation are all this type of crime.
What is inchoate?
300
Failure-of-proof defenses also known as a ________ defense.
What is a mistake (defense)?
300
Defensive force may be used only if the threat or danger is _______.
What is imminent?
300
In the majority of states, duress is not a defense for _______.
What is murder?
300
Criminal liability is imposed on accomplices and accessories because they ________.
What is participated in the crime?
300
Inchoate offenses punish people for crimes they’ve started to commit but ______________.
What is not finished committing?
400
Cases are generally proven by _____ evidence in the absence of a confession.
What is circumstantial (evidence)?
400
Most defenses are perfect defenses; if they’re successful, defendants are ________.
What is acquitted?
400
New Hampshire and Maine were the only states to adopt this rule for the insanity defense.
What is The Durham Rule?
400
Criminal liability of corporations is a form of this kind of liability.
What is vicarious?
400
The core of conspiracy is ________________.
What is several people agreeing to commit a crime?
500
______ liability is without fault, or in the absence of mens rea.
What is strict (liability)?
500
The general rule that self-defense is available only against these type of attacks.
What is unprovoked attacks?
500
This legal term applies when a juvenile court gives up jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfers the case to the adult criminal court.
What is a waiver?
500
Liability based on ownership or operation of a business may be specifically imposed by __________.
What is statute?
500
The crime of trying to get someone else to commit a crime is known as ______________.
What is solicitation?