LEST EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS.
Mala in se crimes Answer - crimes that are intristically bad. rape/murder
mala prohibida crimes Answer - crimes that are only bad because the
government says so. trespassing/jaywalking
actus reas Answer - guilty act/ actual crime
mens rea Answer - guilty mind/intent
inchoate crimes Answer - incomplete crimes... person has taken some steps
towards committing crime, but has not completed it
RICO and what it does Answer - racketeer influenced and corrupt organization
act
- it combats organized crime
- racketeering is crimes committed under coercion or extortion
defense strategies Answer - 1) establish reasonable doubt
2) alibi defense
3) justification defenses (self defense/defense of others)
4) insanity defense
5) involuntary intoxication defense
, 6) duress defense
7) entrapment defense
what is entrapment Answer - when a police officer or government official
induces a person to commit a crime that they were not predisposed to
What is custodial interrogation? Answer - when a suspect is in custody but not
arrested (freedom of movement is restrained)
- officers must read Miranda rights before beginning custodial interrogation
what does the fourth amendment protect against Answer - unreasonable
searches and seizures
- generally must have a warrant before conducting searches
exceptions to having a warrant for a search? Answer - abandoned property,
hot pursuit, plain view, incident to lawful arrest
what is the exclusionary rule? Answer - fruit of the poisonous tree
- evidence that was illegally obtained during a search
- this is prohibited from being admitted into trial to prove defendant guilt
stop and frisk Answer - deemed constitutional in Terry v. ohio
- officers can make a brief seizure (stop) of an individual based on reasonable
suspicion
- can make a limited search (frisk) to look for weapons
ANSWERS.
Mala in se crimes Answer - crimes that are intristically bad. rape/murder
mala prohibida crimes Answer - crimes that are only bad because the
government says so. trespassing/jaywalking
actus reas Answer - guilty act/ actual crime
mens rea Answer - guilty mind/intent
inchoate crimes Answer - incomplete crimes... person has taken some steps
towards committing crime, but has not completed it
RICO and what it does Answer - racketeer influenced and corrupt organization
act
- it combats organized crime
- racketeering is crimes committed under coercion or extortion
defense strategies Answer - 1) establish reasonable doubt
2) alibi defense
3) justification defenses (self defense/defense of others)
4) insanity defense
5) involuntary intoxication defense
, 6) duress defense
7) entrapment defense
what is entrapment Answer - when a police officer or government official
induces a person to commit a crime that they were not predisposed to
What is custodial interrogation? Answer - when a suspect is in custody but not
arrested (freedom of movement is restrained)
- officers must read Miranda rights before beginning custodial interrogation
what does the fourth amendment protect against Answer - unreasonable
searches and seizures
- generally must have a warrant before conducting searches
exceptions to having a warrant for a search? Answer - abandoned property,
hot pursuit, plain view, incident to lawful arrest
what is the exclusionary rule? Answer - fruit of the poisonous tree
- evidence that was illegally obtained during a search
- this is prohibited from being admitted into trial to prove defendant guilt
stop and frisk Answer - deemed constitutional in Terry v. ohio
- officers can make a brief seizure (stop) of an individual based on reasonable
suspicion
- can make a limited search (frisk) to look for weapons
