Crime and Pun-ishment
This mental state, also called “mens rea,” is required for a conviction of first-degree murder.
What is premeditation?
This constitutional amendment protects your right to express opinions without government punishment.
What is the First Amendment?
This clause of the 14th Amendment prohibits states from denying people the same legal protections.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This constitutional amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment protects individuals from being forced to incriminate themselves.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This type of offense refers to an incomplete attempt to commit a crime (e.g., attempt, solicitation, conspiracy).
What is an inchoate offense?
When the government targets the specific topic or message of speech, the restriction is called this.
What is content-based regulation?
A law that treats people differently based on gender is reviewed under this level of scrutiny.
What is intermediate scrutiny?
This legal standard is required for a warrant to be valid.
What is probable cause?
Before custodial interrogation, law enforcement must inform you of these.
What are your rights? (Miranda warnings)
This term describes a killing that happens in the heat of the moment, without prior planning.
What is voluntary manslaughter?
This type of restriction limits where, when, or how speech occurs without regard to its content.
What is a content-neutral restriction?
A law that treats people differently based on age or income is reviewed under this lenient standard.
What is rational basis review?
A search is usually presumed unlawful without one of these.
What is a warrant?
This legal term describes a confession that was not voluntary and thus inadmissible.
What is coerced?
A person who encourages or helps commit a crime without actually carrying it out is still guilty under this doctrine.
What is accomplice liability?
The government must meet this high level of scrutiny to justify a content-based speech restriction.
What is strict scrutiny?
This term describes classifications based on race or national origin that trigger the strictest review.
What are suspect classifications?
If police stop you briefly and pat down your outer clothing for weapons, it’s this type of limited search.
What is a stop and frisk (or Terry stop)?
Members of the military are entitled to these warnings when questioned by someone suspecting them of an offense.
What are Article 31 rights?
This form of homicide occurs when a death results from extreme recklessness or criminal negligence.
What is involuntary manslaughter?
To meet strict scrutiny, a government regulation must be narrowly tailored, using this, to meet a compelling governmental interest.
What is the least restrictive means?
Government policies using racial classifications must show they are necessary to achieve this type of goal.
What is a compelling government interest?
In Illinois v Gates, the Court reasoned that probable cause for drug trafficking existed, in part, because the suspects were traveling to this state?
What is Florida?
This term refers to the concept that Court's will require Miranda Warnings when suspects are in custody even if the police do not actually ask the suspects any questions.
What is the functional equivalent?