Amendments
Acronyms
Vocabulary
Crime
Misc
100
The right to free speech
What is the 1st amendment
100
aka
What is also known as?
100
This part of the criminal system ensures public safety
What is the police?
100
Any willful or malicious burning or attemptig to burn with or without intent to defraud, a house, public building, car, etc....
What is Arson?
100
Guilty Act
What is Actus Reus?
200
The right to have an attorney
What is 6th amendment
200
DWI
What is driving while intoxicated?
200
This part of the criminal justice system conducts a fair trial.
What is the courts?
200
An unlawful attack by one person upon another.
What is Assault?
200
Guilty Mind
What is Mens Rea?
300
A right not to be tried twice for the same crime
What is the 5th amendment
300
187
What is murder?
300
This person issues an arrest warrant.
What is the judge?
300
The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in the immediate possession of another by force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear.
What is Robbery?
300
This is latin for "after the fact". The constitution prohibits laws that make acts committed before the laws in question were passed or punishable as crimes
What is Ex Post Facto?
400
A right against excessive bail
What is the 8th amendment
400
ETA
What is estimated time of arrival?
400
A set of facts and circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a person has committed a crime
What is probable cause?
400
Repeated harassing and threatening behavior by one individual against another, aspects of which may be planned or carried out in secret.
What is Stalking?
400
These offenses make it a crime to simply do something, even if the offender has no intention of violating the law. Ex: speeding 65 in a 55 zone
What is Strict Liability?
500
A right against unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment
500
ATF
What is Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms?
500
Procedural Fairness
What is Due Process?
500
A non-violent crime involving deception and committed by anyone who has special technical or professional knowledge of business or government. (stock market fraud, embezzlement)
What is White-Collar Crime?
500
This court case gave defendant their rights once they were arrested and before interrogation (questioning) could begin.
What is Miranda vs. Arizona