Law and Politics

The ________ states that the nonaggressor is not required to retreat from their home.

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Make my day laws are premised on a defense of ________ theory, not a self-defense theory.

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Murder, robbery, burglary, rape, or arson are known as ________ felonies.

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Deadly force cannot be used in which defense?

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Which justification defense argues that a person is justified using force to protect another from ...

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The ________ doctrine states that a nonaggressor is not required to retreat from his or her home if attacked.

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The stand your ground law is in direct opposition to which general requirement, for a successful ...

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Identify the subjective component of self-defense.

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Identify the objective component of self-defense.

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A(n) ________ defense is a defense that results in the defendant being convicted of a lesser crime, ...

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Defenses that do NOT clear the defendant of guilt are known as ________ defenses.

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Self-defense is an example of a(n) ________ defense.

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With ________ defenses, the defendant accepts responsibility for the act he or she is charged with, ...

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Which defense results in a defendant's acquittal due to reasonable doubt in the mind of the jury?

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Hank went to the grocery store, selected 10 items from the shelves, and then visited a cashier who ...

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Identify and define the four mental states used within the Modern Penal Code? Identify which is the ...

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Explain the three main situations in which ignorance or mistake can serve as a defense to criminal liability.

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Explain the difference between factual cause and legal cause.

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The Modern Penal Code narrows down the mens rea requirements in state statues. Identify and explain ...

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Identify and define the seven specific situations when an omission can satisfy the actus reus requirement.

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Explain the difference between conduct and result crimes.

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A misunderstanding or misinterpretation by the defendant about a relevant fact is known as a mistake ...

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________ of the law is when a defendant who does not know there is a law applying to his or her activity.

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In order to determine ________ causation, courts typically apply a "but for," or sine qua non test.

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Causation, the requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm, applies only to ________ crimes.

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