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vinney12

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the American Law Institute recommendations regarding diminished capacity?
 
  a. A mentally ill criminal may not actually have criminal intent.
 b. A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal.
  c. Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime.
  d. Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior.

Question 2

If an individual accidentally injures another person, he or she cannot be convicted of a crime because there was no criminal intent, a theoretical concept known legally as
 
  a. mens rea.
 b. actus rea.
 c. sociopathy.
  d. NGRI



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mrphibs

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a




vinney12

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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