legal aspects of law enforcement- exam 1

the victime in the Calvin Burdine case was his lover, Mr. Wise. what was his nickname

Dub

in which state is euthanasia illegal

all 50

when an individual has dominion over an object without the item being in his or her actual presence, this is known in law as:

constructive possession

an offense that imports an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity which is contrary to usual and accepted rights and duties of a citizen is called:

crime involving moral turpitude

if an offender is aware that her conduct is reasonably certain to cause a result, the offender has acted with the culpable mental state of:

knowledge

which of the following is defamation by the written or printed word?

libel

what is the unlawful killing of another person with malice aforethought

murder

actual possession is property that is either held by the individual or attached to them in some fashion

true

in the texas justice system, responsibility for the prosecution of a criminal case lies with the:

district or county attorney

assume that a state decides to define a juvenile as someone under the age of 16, no the usual 18. assume further that a 17 year old committed robbery before the change. to suddenly try him or her as an adult could consittute a ______ violation

ex post facto

all homicides are criminal

false

and individual who is accquitted in criminal court cannot be sued in civil court for the same action

false

if a defendant successfully appeals a criminal conviction or otherwise succeeds in overturning, he or she may not be re-prosecuted in a new trial

false

mitigating circumstances are circumstances that would contribute to a harsher penalty during sentencing

false

the Burdine case occurred in dallas county, texas

false

in classify crimes, an offense which potentially requires incarceration in a penitentiary is known as a:

felony

the killing of a human being by another human being is known as

homicide

another event besides the actions of the defendant that resulted in the harm after the defendant acted is known as ________ cause

intervening

joe purposely sets fire to bills house. the wind shifts and the fire spreads to becky's home, destroying it. as to the destruction of becky's house, joe:

is criminally responsible because of the doctrine of transferred intent

what is the unlawful killing of another person without malice aforthought

manslaughter

for at texas criminal statue to apply to an individuals conduct, the conduct must have:

occurred within the state; occurred outside the state but caused a harmful result within the state

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

result

_____ advocates rebellion against the government

seditious speech

an important concept in American criminal law is the principle of stare decisis. a synonym for the principle stare decisis is:

the rule of legal precedent

corporations although not a human being, can be charged with criminal homicide

true

mistake of fact can potentially negate the mens rea requirement of a crime

true

result crimes require actual harm

true

the common laws year and a day rule provided that a person could not be prosecuted for the homicide unless the victim died within a year and a day of the act that was responsible for the fatal injury

true

life without parole, in texas, is only available as s punishment for which offense?

capital murder

in addition to a possible fine, the penalty for commission of the first degree felony in texas is incarceration in the state prison for a term of years between:

5-99

in texas, the penalty category with the most serious punishment is called:

capital felony