Legal Excuses and Defenses in Criminal Liability
_____ can excuse criminal behavior, with different age limits across jurisdictions.
Age
What can reduce criminal liability if the person is emotionally enraged?
Provocation
Insanity is defined by...
the lack of substantial capacity to control behavior or understand its criminality.
This can result in unfair advantages for the prosecution and may affect case outcomes.
Prosecutorial misconduct
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
__________ __________, where a person is tricked into consuming a substance, can be a defense.
Involuntary intoxication
What is rarely accepted in court alone as a defense.
Verbal provocation
Some states, including ____ and ___, have banned the insanity defense entirely.
Montana...Idaho
What prevents retrial for the same offense after acquittal or conviction?
Double jeopardy
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano.
__________ ________ is generally not accepted as a defense.
Voluntary intoxication
What is used as a defense by abuse victims in extreme cases?
Provocation
Whats the GMBI?
Guilty but mentally lll
Entrapment requires...?
... evidence that law enforcement created the crime opportunity.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
Unconsciousness can be used as a defense if the person is unaware of their actions.
Unconsciousness
insanity is defined differently in legal terms than in medical terms. T or F
True
T/F Temporary insanity claims have become more common over time.
When Insanity is used as a defense what is the outcome rather than prison time?
Psychiatric treatment, possibly potentially longer than prison time
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
_____ __ ____ can be a valid defense, while a mistake of law rarely works.
Mistake of fact
What percentage of insanity pleas are successful?
26%
T/F The insanity defense emerged to acknowledge mental illness's impact on criminal behavior
TRUE
What ensures timely proceedings to avoid prolonged detention.
The right to a speedy trial / The Sixth admendment
I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire.