Fong Quiz 3 questions

which of the following answers is known as the supreme law of the land?

U.S. constitution

which of the following is a general intent crime?

rp

if A points a loaded gun at B and orders him to stranle C to death, may B be charged with killing C under the voluntariness doctrine?

Yes

which of the following offenses does the doctrine of Transfer intent apply?

murder

motive is the reason a person commits a crime. as such, motive IS mens rea

No, it is not mens rea

which of the following answers is NOT an attendant circumstance?

social economic status

If A injures B during a robbery and causes B to be hospitalized. A is arrested and pleads guilty to first degree robbery and sentenced to prison for 10 years. two years later, B dies at the hospital. May A be charged with murdering B?

yes, because b dies within three years and one day

all of the following answers are criteria constituting the state imposed punishment for convicted offenders EXCEPT

severe enough to deter future criminal behavior

which of the following answers is a strict liability offense?

welfare fraud

all but one of the following is TRUE relative to the corpus delicti of a crime. Select the INCORRECT answer

may be proven solely by admission or confession

the fact that a person is assumed to intend the ordinary and natural consequences of his criminal act is an example of

general intent

that which produces an event without which the event could not have occured is called:

proximate cause

this type of intent involves crediting liability to the perpetrator for the unintended consequences of his act. it is also used if a person has custody of an object, which is not under his or her immediate control, or when the person intends to injure one party but injures another, the original person is said to have:

constructive or transferred intent / possession

culpability is usually defined as

blameworthiness

when may diminished capacity be used during a case

sentencing

to establish the “corpus delicti” of a crime, the state must show

injury, harm or loss caused by criminal agency

a person may be quilty of a crime for omission to act if the person…

was under a legal duty to prevent harm to a dependent child

the intent required to prove attempt crime is

specific intent