Crimes
Theft
Defenses
Term
Random
100

A person who voluntarily helps another person commit a crime

Accomplice

100

clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects criminal defendants from being tried twice for the same offense

Double Jeopardy

100

a legal defense that allows someone to avoid criminal charges if they can show that their actions were necessary to prevent greater harm

Necessity

100

he intentional or malicious destruction, defacement, or alteration of another person's property, whether public or private:

Vandalism

100

What city is young thug sentenced to not go to?

Atlanta

200

Someone who loans a bank robber their car

Accessory before the fact
200

the act of obtaining something of value from another person through the use of force, threats, or fear. It's also known as blackmail.

Extortion

200

Defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because of mental disease, the defendant should be held responsible.

Insanity

200

What is the failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care resulting in harm or injury to another person?

Negligence

200

failure to perform an act agreed to, where there is a duty to an individual or the public to act (including omitting to take care) or where it is required by law.

Omission
300

The person who commits the crime

principal

300

Breaking and Entering a building with the intention of committing a crime.

Burglary

300

Act by law enforcement to persuade a person to commit crime that they otherwise would not have committed.

Entrapment

300

What is an order that releases a person from any legal punishment? (Example: Nixon after Watergate.)

Pardon

300

What is the rule that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence against the defendant to be used during a trial.

Exclusionary Rule

400

Someone who drives the criminal away to help them escape after the crime

Accessory after the fact

400

The unlawful taking of another's property with the intent to steal it.

Larceny

400

Unlawful pressure to commit a crime due to immediate threat or danger to their safety.

Duress

400

What is an excuse or plea that a person was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed?

Alibi

400

What are the rights that a person taken into custody must be informed of by police before questioning begins?

Miranda Rights

500

A person who helps commit a crime but is not usually present at the crime.

Accessory

500

The unlawful taking of property by force or intimidation.

Robbery

500

Defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for their actions due to their young age.

Infancy

500

What is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime with the intent of committing a crime?

Conspiracy

500

What is where there are negotiations between the prosecutor and defense about having the defendant plead guilty to a lesser offense?

Plea Bargaining