In a civil case, this is the party who files a lawsuit against the defendant.
Plaintiff
100
Jonathan and Stacy decide to rob a bank. Stacy waits outside and serves as the getaway driver. Stacy is best described as this type of criminal actor.
Accomplice
100
A pickpocket would most likely be charged with this crime.
Larceny
100
First degree murder requires these two elements
Malice plus premeditation
100
This affirmative defense requires the defendant to show he committed a crime because he reasonably feared that his safety or the safety of those around him was in immediate danger
Duress
200
In a criminal case, this is the party who files a lawsuit against a defendant.
Prosecutor
200
Asking or encouraging another to commit a crime, even if the intended crime does not ultimately occur, is known as this.
Solicitation
200
The purposeful and reckless burning of any structure is known as this crime.
Arson
200
This type of homicide is defined as a killing committed as a result of reckless disregard for the value of human life.
Second degree murder
200
This is name given to the lowest court in the federal system
District court
300
This word refers to the guilty intent to commit a crime.
Mens rea
300
This is the actus reus requirement of attempt.
Substantial steps
300
Under common law, in order to commit this crime one would have needed to act at night
Burglary
300
This is a killing done in the heat of passion in response to adequate provocation
Voluntary manslaughter
300
In order to win on the insanity defense, a defendant must prove that he suffered from a mental illness at the time of the crime and...
Did not know right from wrong
400
In a criminal case, this is the party who files a lawsuit against a defendant.
Prosecutor
400
This is the actus reus requirement of conspiracy
Agreement plus action to further the agreement
400
This is the major distinction between larceny and robbery.
Robbery requires force/threat of force
400
This crime refers to an unintentional killing done as a result of dangerous behavior
Involuntary manslaughter
400
Alex assists Zachary in the planning of a bank robbery by providing him with a blueprint of the bank. One week later, Zachary robs the bank. Alex is best described as this party to crime.
Accessory before the fact
500
In a criminal case, the prosecution will only win if they've proven the defendant's guilt beyond this standard of proof.
Beyond a reasonable doubt
500
One who assists an accused criminal after the crime by helping them evade detection and leave the state would best be described as this type of criminal actor.
Accessory after the fact
500
This is the most important difference between the common law and statutory definitions of arson.
Under statutory law, burning any structure (not just a dwelling) is arson
500
This theory of felony murder says that a defendant is responsible for all deaths that are "reasonably foreseeable" in the course of the felony
Proximate cause theory
500
During an armed robbery, one of the bank tellers ends up dead as a result of the action of the principal. What would be the most serious charge the accomplice would face?