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CHAPTER 4
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. In most situations, a person who has formulated the intent to commit a crime,
but has taken no actions in furtherance of the crime has
a. not yet violated any law
b. still violated any law
c. committed a crime
d. committed a misdemeanor
6. In the early 1600s, what crime was used extensively by the English Court of
the Star Chamber?
a. attempt
b. conspiracy
c. solicitation
d. obstruction of justice
7. What requirement for the crime of conspiracy has been limited or rejected by a
substantial number of states?
a. payment or reward
b. overt act
c. two or more guilty persons
d. agreement
11. The Wharton Rule states that the crime of conspiracy cannot be charged if the
number of people involved are only those necessary by factual circumstance to
a. none of these is correct
b. get away with the crime
c. plan the crime
d. commit the crime
12. A person could be criminally liable for the conduct of another if he or she is a
party to a conspiracy to commit a crime and
a. hires another to commit a crime
b. urges another to commit a crime
c. counsels another to commit a crime
d. all of these answers are true
13. The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that the essence of the crime of conspiracy
is
a. completion of the substantive crime
b. commission of an overt act by one of the conspirators
c. that object of the conspiracy is illegal
d. agreement to commit a crime
16. To prove the defendant attempted to commit a crime, courts require the
prosecution show the existence of
a. an agreement to commit the crime
b. a request to commit the crime
c. completion of a substantial step
d. a motive
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17. Federal courts and many states use the Model Penal Code substantial step test
in determining whether the crime of _____ has been committed.
a. attempt
b. solicitation
c. conspiracy
d. obstruction of justice
19. Attempting to receive stolen goods that were not stolen would be an example
of which kind of impossibility?
a. legal
b. factual
c. imminent
d. contingent
20. For the crime of attempt, most state and federal courts have rejected the
defenses of
a. consent and alibi
b. insanity and necessity
c. coercion and entrapment
d. legal and factual impossibility
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22. A person who is a party to an agreement to commit an unlawful act. This is
the definition of which of the following terms?
a. an accessory after the fact
b. an aider
c. an abettor
d. a conspirator
24. A person who provides assistance to another who commits the crime is called
a. a solicitor
b. an aider and abettor
c. a co-conspirator
d. solicitee
25. What principle of liability holds a defendant legally responsible for the
unlawful conduct of others that he aids and abets?
a. principal
b. accessory
c. accomplice
d. party
26. All participants in a conspiracy or common plan to commit a crime are guilty
of any act of another participant as long as that act is deemed a/an _____ of
the intended crime.
a. element
b. natural and probable consequence
c. unforeseeable consequence
d. preferred outcome
27. According to the case of United States v. Thorn conspiracy can be proved
even if the co-conspirator cannot be found or
a. cannot be identified
b. has died
c. changes his mind
d. refuses to testify
28. The Wharton Rule requires that crimes needing more than one person for
commission, such as bigamy, require how many people for a conspiracy
conviction?
a. three or more
b. four or more
c. five or more
d. two or more
TRUE/FALSE
1. In most situations, a person who has formulated the intent to commit a crime,
but has taken no actions in furtherance of the crime, has not yet violated any
law.
2. Few states require that some overt act be committed pursuant to the agreement
before it becomes a crime.
6. What one did they all did is the rule that all parties to a conspiracy are liable
for every action taken by any party in furtherance of the conspiracy or
agreement.
10. When a person becomes liable for the criminal acts of another, it is known as
strict liability.
COMPLETION
4. The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that the essence of the crime of conspiracy
is the ____________ to commit a crime.
5. An example of ___________ impossibility would be trying to pick a pocket
that is empty.
7. Under common law, a person who knew a crime had been committed and
gave aid or comfort to the person who committed the crime was termed a(n)
_________ after the fact.
10. When a criminal statute imposes liability without requiring proof of criminal
intent, the offense is called a ____________ liability offense.
CHAPTER 5
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE CAPACITY TO COMMIT A
CRIME
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The age selected by the jurisdiction as the minimum age for a childs criminal
responsibility creates a conclusive presumption that
a. a child under that age lacks the capacity to commit a crime
b. a child under that age would not commit a crime
c. a child under that age does not want to commit a crime
d. a child under that age has the capacity to commit a crime
5. The common law established the lowest age of criminal responsibility at age
a. 5
b. 7
c. 14
d. 18
6. At what age do most states infer that individuals are competent and capable of
committing a crime?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 14
d. 18
7. In some states there is a _____ presumption that children between the ages of
7 and 14 have the capacity to commit a crime.
a. mandatory
b. inferential
c. conclusive
d. rebuttable
10. The MNaghten rule differs from the substantial capacity test primarily on the
of the defendants understanding of events that made up the crime
charged.
a. magnitude
b. capacity
c. logicality
d. quality
11. How often is voluntary intoxication or drug use the basis for the successful
assertion of the insanity defense?
a. almost never
b. never
c. almost always
d. always
13. A defendant who is found not guilty by reason of insanity is almost always
a. tried again for the same offense
b. set free
c. committed to a mental institution
d. reimbursed by the government for the cost of the trial
14. What is the name of the test which combines cognitive incapacity and moral
incapacity?
a. The MNaghten test
b. The right and wrong test
c. The Product rule
d. The Substantial Capacity Test
15. What is the name of the test which focuses on volitional incapacity?
a. The MNaghten test
b. The right and wrong test
c. The Product rule
d. The Substantial Capacity Test
16. What is the name of the test which focuses on the product-of-mental illness?
a. The MNaghten test
b. The right and wrong test
c. The Substantial Capacity Test
d. none of these answers is correct
17. In states where it is available, should the jury find the defendant was guilty but
mentally ill at the time of the offense, the defendant
a. is free to leave
b. may be committed to a mental institution
c. will automatically be committed to a mental institution
d. may receive any sentence that could be imposed for that crime
19. Which of the following must be found beyond a reasonable doubt for a
defendant to be found guilty but mentally ill?
a. defendant is guilty of offense
b. defendant was mentally ill at time offense was committed
c. defendant was not legally insane at time offense was committed
d. All of these are required for a defendant to be found guilty but mentally ill
20. In what recent case did the U. S. Supreme Court hold that a mentally retarded
person could not be subject to the death penalty?
a. Atkins v. Virginia
b. Pruit v. State
c. State v. Ramer
d. Foucha v. Louisiana
21. Which of the following are factors to consider when determining criminal
capacity for children?
a. the nature of the crime
b. the childs age and maturity
c. whether the child evidenced a desire for secrecy
d. all of these are factors to consider
22. To be mentally fit to stand trial, the defendant must have the ability to
cooperate with defense counsel and
a. speak and understand English
b. have the ability to hear and see
c. remember what happened at the time of the alleged crime
d. understand the charges and proceedings
24. In Jackson v. Indiana, the U.S. Supreme Court held that defendants who are
not competent to stand trial may be held
a. up to 90 days
b. up to 120 days
c. no longer than a reasonable period of time
d. up to 365 days
27. Which of the following may be the basis for finding a person incompetent to
stand trial?
a. mental illness
b. mental retardation
c. physical illness
d. all of these answers are correct
29. In most states the defendants voluntary intoxication or drug use may serve as
the basis for a claim
a. of diminished capacity
b. of not guilty by reason of insanity
c. of guilty but insane
d. of guilty but mentally ill
30. Which of the following is true of the requirement of the MNaghten rule as
compared to the substantial capacity test?
a. the substantial capacity test has a lesser requirement
b. the MNaghten rule has a lesser requirement
c. the requirements of both are equivalent
d. none of these answers are correct
TRUE/FALSE
1. Many states have codified some version of the common law rules on
childrens criminal capacity, though they vary on the age limits adopted.
2. The Washington Supreme Court identified eight factors to consider in
determining capacity.
3. The two prongs of the MNaghten rule include cognitive and moral incapacity.
4. The MNaghten rule applies only if the defendant knew the nature of his acts
and that they were wrong.
6. A defendant found guilty but mentally ill may still be given a sentence that
could have been ordered for a conviction on the crime charged.
7. Voluntary intoxication or drug use is almost never the basis for the successful
assertion of the insanity defense.
10. A person who lacks competency does not have the ability to understand what
is happening at trial, and thus lacks the ability to participate in his own defense.
COMPLETION
3. The first prong of the MNaghten rule is called the capacity prong.
5. In addition to the traditional insanity verdict, some states have provided for the
verdict of ___________ but mentally ill.
6. A person found not guilty by reason of insanity cannot be tried again because
of the Constitutional provision against double ___________.
8. Most states place the burden of proof on the ___________ on the issue of
being incompetent to stand trial.