Justification Defenses
Justification Defenses Pt2
Excuse Defenses
Excuse Defenses Pt2
Fun Facts About Texas
100

Which defense results in a defendant's acquittal due to reasonable doubt in the mind of the jury. 

justification / failure of proof / excuse / de minimus infraction

Failure of Proof Defense

100

The stand you ground law is in direct opposition to which requirement, for a successful claim of self-defense?

unprovoked attack / imminent danger / absence of alternatives /proportionality

Absence of Alternatives

100

This defense is an excuse defense that is applicable when the defendant is forced to commit a crime by threat or force. 

duress / intoxication / insanity / entrapment

Duress

100

This excuse defense is applicable typically only if the intoxication through alcohol, drugs, or substances is involuntary. 

duress / intoxication / entrapment / creative excuses

Intoxication

100

Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and _____. 

United States of America

200

With ____ defenses, the defendant accepts responsibility for the act he or she is charged with, but argues that the act was permissible under the circumstances.

justification / failure of proof / excuse / de minimus infraction

Justification

200

The ____ doctrine states that a non-aggressor is not required to retreat from his or her home if attacked

castle / stand your ground / proportionality / necessity

Castle

200

The elements of a duress defense depend on the crime in questions.  For all nonhomicide offenses, there are ___ general elements. 

3 / 5 / 7 / 9

5

200

In general, a person who voluntarily ingests an intoxicant will not succeed with a defense of _____. 

age / duress / creative excuses / intoxication

Intoxication

200

The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island.

True or False

True

300

Self-defense is an example of a(n) _____ defense. 

de minimus infraction / excuse / failure of proof / justification

Justification

300

Murder, robbery, burglary, rape, or arson are known as _____ felonies. 

compulsory / optional / forcible / non-compulsory

Forcible

300

A(n) _____ defense is raised in cases when the defendant argues that she chose between the lesser of two evils. 

necessity / justification / excuse / duress

Necessity

300

According to common law, children under the age of seven had ______.

no criminal capacity / presumption against criminal capacity / presumption of criminal capacity / minimal criminal capacity

Presumption Against Criminal Capacity

300

Texas boasts the nation’s largest herd of whitetail deer.

True or False

True

400

Procedural defenses not related to the guilt or innocence of the defendant are known as ____ defenses.

justification / excuse / nonexculpatory / imperfect

Nonexculpatory

400

Make my day laws are premised on a defense of ____ theory, not a self-defense theory. 

habitation / occupancy / vacancy / opportunity

Habitation

400

Some states expressly forbid this defense for homicide cases. 

intoxication / entrapment / insanity / duress

Duress

400

This test of insanity is also known as the Durham test. 

M'Naughten / Irresistible Impulse / Product / Federal

Product Test

400

How many lakes in Texas are natural, rather than man made?

1 / 2 / 4 / 6

1 - Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.

500

A(n) defense is a defense that results in the defendant being convicted of a lesser crime, but does not result in an acquittal.

perfect / imperfect / nonexculpatory / de minimus infraction

Imperfect

500

Which US Supreme Court case set the standard for evaluating nondeadly force claims by law enforcement officials? 

People v Ceballos / Graham v Connor / State v Aguillard / Tennessee v Garner

Graham v. Connor

500

Which of the following is a reason for excuse defenses? 

moral rights theory / public benefit theory / superior interest theory / lack of deterrence

Lack of Deterrence
500

Which of the following deals with the defendant's ability to understand what is happening at the time of trial or a related criminal proceeding? 

legal insanity / diminished capacity / insanity defense / competency to stand trial

Competency to Stand Trial

500

The primary United States nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility that aims to maintain the safety, security and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is located in Texas.

True or False 

Pantex - The facility is located in the Panhandle of Texas on a 16,000-acre compound