Law and Politics

A(n) ________ is one who knowingly, voluntarily and with common intent unites with the principal ...

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This is defined as "a state of being an accomplice."

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Jack Oberman is a pharmacist at a local drug store and has never engaged in any form of illegal ...

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Identify and explain three categories of syndrome defenses, creative excuses. Provide an example of ...

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Explain the insanity defense. The courts use multiple tests to determine whether a person was insane ...

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There are three main mechanisms for treating juveniles as adults. Identify and describe these mechanisms.

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Compare and contrast subjective and objective inquiry in relation to the entrapment defenses. Which ...

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Whether and how intoxication serves as a defense to criminal liability hinges on several factors. ...

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Identify and explain the three rationales for excuse defenses.

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Creative Excuses are organized into three categories, which are known as ________ defenses.

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This criminal defense is based on a chromosome defect where there is the presence of an extra ...

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The ________ test is an insanity test that determines whether the criminal activity is the product ...

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The insanity defense is a(n) ________ concept, so just because someone may be medically diagnosed as ...

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The ________ defense examines the defendant's mental state at the time of the crime to determine if ...

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In Common Law, children over age ________ have the same capacity to offend as adults.

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When an entrapment decision is based on the offender's predisposition, this is known as a(n) ________ inquiry.

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The ________ defense is based on the belief that someone should not be convicted of a crime that the ...

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If a criminal defendant meets one of the conditions for involuntary intoxication, he or she will be ...

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The defense of ________ is generally not a defense to intentional killing.

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A(n) ________ defense is raised in cases when the defendant argues that she chose between the lesser ...

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Brainwashing can be argued as a criminal defense.

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can potentially be used as a criminal defense to a crime.

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A defendant's criminal defense, if based on the XYY chromosome defect, is an insanity defense.

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The Supreme Court held that there are no constitutional limitations on how long a defendant can be ...

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The burden of proving incompetence falls on the prosecution.

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