PLA 3014 Exam 5 Study Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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PLA 3014 Exam 5 Study Questions & Answers 2024/2025
What is the difference between a civil case and a criminal case? - ANSWERSA criminal case is brought up by a prosecutor enforcing a criminal statue
People vs Christopherson, what is the holding? - ANSWERSSection 6-16(a)(iii) unambiguously ...
PLA 3014 Exam 5 Study Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
What is the difference between a civil case and a criminal case? - ANSWERSA criminal case is brought up
by a prosecutor enforcing a criminal statue
People vs Christopherson, what is the holding? - ANSWERSSection 6-16(a)(iii) unambiguously prohibits
the delivery of alcohol to minors by all persons. Therefore, the appellate court correctly reversed the
judgement of the circuit court, which improperly dismissed the charge against the defendant on the
basis that she is under 21, and remanded the cause for further proceeding
Mala in se - ANSWERS"Wrong in and of itself"; crimes that are morally wrong; ex: rape, murder, abuse
Mala prohi - ANSWERS"Prohibited wrongs"; crimes that are not inherently evil (usually regulatory
crimes); ex: not filing taxes or updating license
What is the model penal code? - ANSWERSmost modern statement of American criminal law; more
consistent and coherent statement of criminal law but no official standing; used to examine law and in
judicial rulings
In United States v. Heineman, what is the holding? - ANSWERSIn short, despite arguments to the
contrary, we adhere to the view that Black required the district court in this case to find that Defendant
intended to instill fear before it could convict him... We reverse Defendant's conviction and remand for
the district court to determine whether he intended his email to be threatening
How can a person be found guilty? - ANSWERSThere must be a criminal act, actus reus: conduct that the
law prohibits or absence of conduct that the law requires. Most crimes also require criminal intent or
mens rea
Actus reus - ANSWERSCriminal act; conduct that the law prohibits or absence of conduct that the law
requires
, Mens rea - ANSWERSLiterally "criminal mind"; criminal intent
What is general intent? - ANSWERSthe actor intended a harmful act but not the specific result
What is specific intent? - ANSWERSthe actor intended the precise result of a harmful action
What is strict liability? - ANSWERSeliminates the prosecution's burden of proving mens rea or shifts to
the defendant the burden of proving innocent motive
What statues require specific intent? - ANSWERSStatues with the words "knowingly," "willfully," or
"maliciously"
In United States v Jewell, what is the holding? - ANSWERSThe substantive justification for the rule of
deliberate ignorance and positive knowledge are equally culpable
Murder - ANSWERSThe wrongful killing of another person with malice aforethought (premeditation)
What is the difference between murder and manslaughter? - ANSWERSMurder means killing someone
with premeditation while manslaughter (murder in the second degree) does not require premeditation
In Loving v State, what is the holding? - ANSWERSAccordingly, we conclude that the only reasonable
inference from all of the circumstantial evidence presented by the state is that the shooting were
premeditated
Is there a defense for forcible rape? - ANSWERSIt is a defense to forcible, as opposed to statutory, rape
that the alleged victim consented to the sexual act
Conspiracy - ANSWERSA crime involving 2 or more persons who agree to commit a crime or plan a crime
What are the 2 elements of conspiracy? - ANSWERSAgreement to commit a crime and an overt act in
furtherance of the crime
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