QUIZ 2

What are crimes that are incomplete or unfinished referred to as?

Anticipatory crimes

What are the three main inchoate crimes?

Criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, and criminal conspiracy.

Why are inchoate acts classified as crimes?

Because acts done in preparation for a crime indicate the defendant's inclination to commit a crime.

What term describes an act in furtherance of the intent to commit a crime that goes beyond mere preparation?

Substantial step

What common law test was NOT relied upon from the time of old law according to the video on criminal attempt?

Common law

What is the term for when someone cannot be punished for attempting to commit an act that is not a crime?

Legal impossibility

What is the MPC definition of criminal solicitation?

With the purpose of promoting or facilitating a crime, commands, encourages, or requests another to engage in specific conduct that constitutes the crime or an attempt to commit a crime.

Is mere knowledge sufficient for conspiratorial liability?

No, it is false.

Which crime is most common in regard to solicitation?

Prostitution

What specific intents are required for a conspiracy charge?

Intent to the conduct and intent to the result of the conduct.

What event did the video about the Umbrella Man refer to?

JFK assassination

What is a person called who aids or conceals a principal to avoid their punishment?

Accessory

What is a person called who assists or promotes another to commit a crime?

Accomplice

Which case extended the right to an attorney for those accused of state crimes?

Gideon vs Wainwright

What are the two main types of defenses discussed in class?

Factual and legal defenses.

What does the Latin translation of

Somewhere else

What type of defense describes an act admitted by the accused as necessary to avoid greater evil?

Justification

What is referred to as a response to a criminal charge where the accused puts forth their evidence for not being liable?

Affirmative defense

Which of the following is NOT an example of a justification defense?

Insanity

Which case related to Queen vs Dudley/Stephens did the British courts refer to for comparison?

U.S. vs Holmes

What is the term for a form of danger that is imminent when an aggressor's actions clearly threaten harm?

Apparent danger

What is the legal defense preventing law enforcement from being held responsible for lawful execution of duties?

Execution of public duty defense

How many burglars were there in the Joe Horn case?

Two

What is the term for a circumstance where a person is forced to act against their own will?

Duress

What type of defense claims someone accepted the risk of injury beforehand?

Assumption of risk.

What is a lack of knowledge of a pertinent fact referred to as?

Mistake of fact

What type of defense asserts unlawful acts were necessary to prevent greater harm?

Duress

What is referred to when a person is held criminally responsible for failing to attain knowledge of the law?

Culpable ignorance

Which of the following is NOT one of the rules / tests mentioned in insanity defenses?

Competency rule

What is the legal term for one human killing another?

Homicide

What are the three types of homicide discussed in class?

Criminal, justifiable, and excusable.

Under what circumstances is the killing of another referred to as excusable?

When authorized by law.

What characteristics are common to 1st degree and capital murder?

Deliberate and premeditated.

Which category of criminal homicide was NOT discussed in class?

Interstate manslaughter.

Is the unintended killing during the commission of an unlawful act voluntary manslaughter?

No, that is false.

What does the Latin term 'Corpus delecti' refer to?

Body of the crime.

What type of serial killer seeks to control and overpower their victims?

Power oriented.

Which serial killer inspired characters in Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs?

Ed Gein.

Who was 'The Iceman'?

Richard Kulinski.

Differentiate between serial murders and mass murders based on timing of killings.

Serial murders involve multiple victims over time; mass murders occur simultaneously.