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The U.S. Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 shifted the burden of proof to whom?


A) The prosecution is required to prove the insanity defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
B) Neither, it is now a question for the jury to decide.
C) The defense is required to prove insanity by clear and convincing evidence.
D) The defense is required to prove insanity beyond a reasonable doubt.

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List the types of mental capacity defenses.

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insanity, infancy, d...

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Explain when duress may be used as a defense.

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for non-serious crimes and tho...

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At common law, a child age __ or older was presumed to have the mental capacity to commit criminal offenses.

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Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles -Prohibition against being tried twice for same offense.


A) stand your ground laws.
B) excuse defenses
C) castle doctrine
D) entrapment
E) double jeopardy
F) defense of necessity
G) duress
H) mistake defense
I) justification defense
J) Twinkie defense

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Defenses to crimes can be grouped into one of the following categories:


A) mental capacity, justification of the use of force, and lack of competency.
B) lack of presence at the scene, mental capacity, and use of force.
C) alibi, lack of presence at the scene, and mental capacity.
D) alibi, lack of presence at the scene, and use of force

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Syndrome based defenses address the actor's lack of mental capacity.

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In federal cases, the U.S. Insanity Defense Reform Act is not meant to bar evidence of mental abnormality from the jury's consideration of mens rea.

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Criminal responsibility defenses involve admission of guilt, but an excuse from criminal liability because the defendant lacked the mental capacity to form the intent.

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Duress as a defense is very similar to:


A) self-defense.
B) syndrome/disorders defenses.
C) diminished responsibility.
D) incapacity.

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Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles -Under this doctrine, there is no legal duty to retreat as long as the person is in a place where he or she has a right to be.


A) stand your ground laws.
B) excuse defenses
C) castle doctrine
D) entrapment
E) double jeopardy
F) defense of necessity
G) duress
H) mistake defense
I) justification defense
J) Twinkie defense

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The ALI's Model Penal Code established the substantial __ test.

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Self-defense may be divided into the following categories:


A) deadly force and force likely to produce great bodily injury.
B) deadly force and assaulting force.
C) deadly force and nondeadly force.
D) force likely to produce great bodily injury and assaulting force.

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Discuss the concept of proportionality and the use of force.

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Proportionality requires that ...

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Procedural defenses, such as double jeopardy and exceeding the statute of limitations, are elements of constitutional law, but are relevant to criminal law.

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John is attending a college football game. He is rooting for his university which is the visiting team. Anthony is actively rooting for the home team. John gets upset and throws a bag of popcorn at Anthony. Anthony then hits John breaking his nose and knocking out two of John's teeth. Anthony is tried in state criminal court for battery. He justifies his action as self-defense based on the fact that John hit him first with the bag of popcorn. As the prosecutor, how would you rebut the self-defense claim?

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Self-defense contains the components of ...

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Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles -Ignorance of the law


A) stand your ground laws.
B) excuse defenses
C) castle doctrine
D) entrapment
E) double jeopardy
F) defense of necessity
G) duress
H) mistake defense
I) justification defense
J) Twinkie defense

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Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles -A nutrition defense


A) stand your ground laws.
B) excuse defenses
C) castle doctrine
D) entrapment
E) double jeopardy
F) defense of necessity
G) duress
H) mistake defense
I) justification defense
J) Twinkie defense

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Which of the following is the best entrapment defense to any given crime?


A) I committed the crime because the government caused me to commit the crime.
B) I did not commit the crime because the government caused me to commit conduct that is considered criminal.
C) I committed the crime because I thought my act was not criminal.
D) I did not commit the crime because I thought my actions were justifiable.

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Entrapment is justification for criminal behavior.

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