Criminal Law Exam 2025 With 100%
Correct Answers
Place these steps of the criminal justice process in the correct order, from start to finish:
1. sentencing
2. discovery
3. event occurs
4. arraignment
5. police investigate
6. trial
7. plea negotiations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. event occurs
2. police investigate
3. arraignment
4. plea negotiations
5. discovery
6. trial
7. sentencing
While climbing a steep mountain, a woman's climbing rope failed & she fell off the side of the
mountain. She landed on a small ledge 30 feet below. Behind her, a man continued climbing.
The woman shouted, "Hey, I'm here! Throw me a rope so I can get up!" The man, who did not
know the woman but had all the gear that would be necessary to safely rescue her, looked
down at her and said, "Sorry, I'd like to help, but I have to reach the summit before dark." He
continued on to the summit. On the way back down, he looked down to see that the woman
had fallen off the ledge to her death.
,What is the most serious crime for which the man can be convicted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No
crime
when there is no legal duty to act, a defendant is not criminally liable just because he fails to
help others in trouble.
A state statute prohibited the sale of cigarettes to any person under the age of 17. The
defendant worked as a cashier at a drug store. Late one night, he drank a bottle of rum, became
inebriated, and passed out. Soon after, a 15 year old girl entered the store to purchase a
package of cigarettes. She took a box off the shelf & went to the cashier's counter to pay. Seeing
the defendant lying on the floor, unconscious, the girl left the exact price for the cigarettes on
the counter and left the store.
Is the defendant guilty of violating the state statute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No, because the
defendant was unconscious
A husband and wife were chronic alcoholics. One afternoon, the husband drank a fifth of
bourbon and was drunk when his wife returned home from work. When the wife saw her
husband's condition, she got very angry because they had planned to go out to dinner &
celebrate their wedding anniversary. While the husband was passed out on the living room
couch, the wife decided to fix herself a martini. After drinking tow martinis, the wife became
extremely inebriated. A short while late, the wife began preparing a third martini & tried to slice
a lemon for the drink. As she did so, the knife slipped, and she cut her hand severely. With
blood gushing from the wound, the wife called her husband to help her. He awoke momentarily,
stood up, but fell back on the couch and passed out. He failed to render any assistance, and the
wife bled to death.
If the husband is subsequently charged with manslaughter, he will be found: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Not guilty because he was physically unable to assist her
Two college students have a history of pulling pranks on each other. One of the college students
has always refused to eat anything with nuts in it, claiming he didn't like them. The other
, student makes a pizza, but put some nuts into the crust, intending to tell his friend after he ate
the nut-laden pizza. Instead, the student starts choking and his face swells up. His friend thinks
that the student is making up his reaction and leaves. The student dies from an allergic reaction.
Did the student who made the pizza unlawfully kill his friend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes,
because he created a risk of peril to his friend
A state statute prohibited selling alcohol to a person under age 21. A customer attempted to
purchase beer at a liquor store. the customer looked too young to purchase beer legally, so the
cashier asked to see a driver's license. The customer reached for his wallet & the cashier
reached under the counter for a bag. The customer then threw $10 on the counter, grabbed the
beer, and ran out of the store.
Can the cashier properly be convicted of violating the statute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No,
because he did not sell the customer the beer
A political activist, stopped while driving his car by a police officer in a patrol car, believed that
the officer had stopped him solely because a large sign painted on the side of his vehicle
proclaimed him a member of a controversial political organization. When additional police units
arrived at the scene, the activist was convinced it was a setup. Although unarmed & slightly
built, the activist swung his fist at the original officer. Another officer, seeing this, drew his
revolver and shot the activist in the stomach. The activist then seized the revolver of the officer
he had punched & shot at the second officer, missing him & killing an onlooker.
At the activist's murder trial, his expert witness, who was not contradicted at trial, testified that
the activist was rendered unconscious by being shot in the stomach. In the absence of a felony
murder or misdemeanor manslaughter rule, the most serious crime for w - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Neither murder nor manslaughter, because the activist was unconscious when he
shot the onlooker
A defendant's roommate asked if he would deliver a package on his drive back to school. The
defendant agreed, and the roommate gave him a small package. On his way, the defendant was
Correct Answers
Place these steps of the criminal justice process in the correct order, from start to finish:
1. sentencing
2. discovery
3. event occurs
4. arraignment
5. police investigate
6. trial
7. plea negotiations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. event occurs
2. police investigate
3. arraignment
4. plea negotiations
5. discovery
6. trial
7. sentencing
While climbing a steep mountain, a woman's climbing rope failed & she fell off the side of the
mountain. She landed on a small ledge 30 feet below. Behind her, a man continued climbing.
The woman shouted, "Hey, I'm here! Throw me a rope so I can get up!" The man, who did not
know the woman but had all the gear that would be necessary to safely rescue her, looked
down at her and said, "Sorry, I'd like to help, but I have to reach the summit before dark." He
continued on to the summit. On the way back down, he looked down to see that the woman
had fallen off the ledge to her death.
,What is the most serious crime for which the man can be convicted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No
crime
when there is no legal duty to act, a defendant is not criminally liable just because he fails to
help others in trouble.
A state statute prohibited the sale of cigarettes to any person under the age of 17. The
defendant worked as a cashier at a drug store. Late one night, he drank a bottle of rum, became
inebriated, and passed out. Soon after, a 15 year old girl entered the store to purchase a
package of cigarettes. She took a box off the shelf & went to the cashier's counter to pay. Seeing
the defendant lying on the floor, unconscious, the girl left the exact price for the cigarettes on
the counter and left the store.
Is the defendant guilty of violating the state statute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No, because the
defendant was unconscious
A husband and wife were chronic alcoholics. One afternoon, the husband drank a fifth of
bourbon and was drunk when his wife returned home from work. When the wife saw her
husband's condition, she got very angry because they had planned to go out to dinner &
celebrate their wedding anniversary. While the husband was passed out on the living room
couch, the wife decided to fix herself a martini. After drinking tow martinis, the wife became
extremely inebriated. A short while late, the wife began preparing a third martini & tried to slice
a lemon for the drink. As she did so, the knife slipped, and she cut her hand severely. With
blood gushing from the wound, the wife called her husband to help her. He awoke momentarily,
stood up, but fell back on the couch and passed out. He failed to render any assistance, and the
wife bled to death.
If the husband is subsequently charged with manslaughter, he will be found: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Not guilty because he was physically unable to assist her
Two college students have a history of pulling pranks on each other. One of the college students
has always refused to eat anything with nuts in it, claiming he didn't like them. The other
, student makes a pizza, but put some nuts into the crust, intending to tell his friend after he ate
the nut-laden pizza. Instead, the student starts choking and his face swells up. His friend thinks
that the student is making up his reaction and leaves. The student dies from an allergic reaction.
Did the student who made the pizza unlawfully kill his friend? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Yes,
because he created a risk of peril to his friend
A state statute prohibited selling alcohol to a person under age 21. A customer attempted to
purchase beer at a liquor store. the customer looked too young to purchase beer legally, so the
cashier asked to see a driver's license. The customer reached for his wallet & the cashier
reached under the counter for a bag. The customer then threw $10 on the counter, grabbed the
beer, and ran out of the store.
Can the cashier properly be convicted of violating the statute? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No,
because he did not sell the customer the beer
A political activist, stopped while driving his car by a police officer in a patrol car, believed that
the officer had stopped him solely because a large sign painted on the side of his vehicle
proclaimed him a member of a controversial political organization. When additional police units
arrived at the scene, the activist was convinced it was a setup. Although unarmed & slightly
built, the activist swung his fist at the original officer. Another officer, seeing this, drew his
revolver and shot the activist in the stomach. The activist then seized the revolver of the officer
he had punched & shot at the second officer, missing him & killing an onlooker.
At the activist's murder trial, his expert witness, who was not contradicted at trial, testified that
the activist was rendered unconscious by being shot in the stomach. In the absence of a felony
murder or misdemeanor manslaughter rule, the most serious crime for w - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Neither murder nor manslaughter, because the activist was unconscious when he
shot the onlooker
A defendant's roommate asked if he would deliver a package on his drive back to school. The
defendant agreed, and the roommate gave him a small package. On his way, the defendant was
