CRIJ 2364 Exam #2 assesses knowledge on the Law of Complicity, roles under common law such as Principal in the First Degree, and the Accessory Before the Fact. It also covers distinctions in Modern Texas Law of Parties, crucial for understanding criminal responsibility.
​​​​​​Murder of a police officer or firefighter on official duty
Murder for remuneration
Murder while escaping a penal institution
Murder of a correctional officer
​​​​​​A, B, C and D
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Conduct that places an individual in imminent fear of serious bodily injury
Threats that cause the fire department to preposition fire engines in the city
Bomb threats to a public school
Threats that cause mobilization of the police and the sheriff's officer
A, B, C and D
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Murder
Killing a person with malice aforethought
Manslaughter
Killing a person without malice aforethought
A, B, C and D
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Hitting your husband after you come home from work and dinner is not ready
Throwing a tennis ball at a politician and hitting them because they are stupid
Punching your boss in the nose because you were fired illegally
All of the above
None of the above
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One horrible incident is enough
No pattern of behavior is required
An offender's conduct would cause a reasonable person to be placed in fear
Focuses only on on-line behavior
The victim's reaction is most important in determining mens rea
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Premeditated murder
Felony murder
Manslaughter
Voluntary homicide
A and B
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Intent to kill murder
Intent to cause somebody bodily injury
Felony murder
A, B, and C
B and C
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It could involve acts that are not dangerous to human life, such as playing catch with a baseball that hits someone's head, resulting in death
It could involve cutting off a person's arm with a chainsaw, resulting in the person's death
It could involve criminally reckless behavior, such as hitting another car while driving while texting
It could not involve shooting someone at close range
It could involve intoxication manslaughter
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True because Texas law says that it is the responsibility of conspirators to anticipate the results of crimes from the conspiracy
False because Texas law says conspirators are never liable for conspiracy to commit murder
False because Texas law only has the death penalty for murder
True because Texas law gives conspirators immunity from crimes of other committed in a conspiracy
True because Texas law adheres to the common law rule under the law of parties
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Hatred and ill-will
Good will
A heart that shows a regard for the goodness of mankind
B and C
A and C
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It is homicide for a doctor to perform an abortion in a hospital
It is not homicide for a doctor to perform a lawful medical procedure resulting in the death of an unborn child
It is homicide for a doctor to dispense a drug lawfully to abort an unborn child
​​​​​​A and B
​​​​​​A and C
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The mens rea of intentionally
The mens rea of knowingly
The mens rea of recklessly
All of the above
None of the above
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They sign a medical consent form prior to surgery
They sing in the church choir
They play tennis
They sit in Dr. Vaughn's Criminal Law class
None of the above
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Victim can be female, but not male
The offender can be male, but not female
The victim/or offender can be a spouse
Force is a necessary element of the offense
Consent can be expressed, but not apparent
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Offender causes serious bodily injury to the victim
Offender exhibits a deadly weapon
Offender threatens to kidnap the victim
A and C
A, B and C
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Homicide is treated with more seriousness in the criminal law because "death is different"
Voluntary manslaughter is an intentional killing triggered by enough provocation
Common law judges divided homicide into criminal and non-criminal crimes
A and C
A, B and C
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It helps to identify suspects
It helps to establish proof
It helps to satisfy human curiosity
​​​​​​A, B and C
None of the above
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Most rapes are committed by strangers or people the victim does not know
Rape is second only to murder as a serious offense
Rape can occur accidentally
Rape does not involve mens rea
Rape does not involve actus reus
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The defense is that the sex was consensual
Evidence of the victim's sexual reputation since high school is allowed
The jury hears, via an in camera hearing, the offender's sexual history
Evidence of the victim's prior sexual history in college is allowed
The defense is that the sex was involuntary
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No legal duty of a parent to protect their own child from child abuse
A legal duty of a parent to protect their own child from child abuse
A law that says the mere presence at a crime scene creates a legal duty of a parent to protect their own child from child abuse
B and C
A and B
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Was created for simple battery
Was created for rape of children
Was created for aggravated forms of assault and battery that intentionally maimed the victim
Was created for mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered before issuing the death penalty
Was created for the state to punish wrongdoers who committed brutal murders
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Involves negligently bumping into a student after class because you are talking to another student
Involves intentionally bumping into a student after class because you don’t like her being a Trump supporter
Involves suddenly picking up your backpack and swinging it around recklessly hitting another student
Involves walking down the hall looking at your cell phone and running into another student
None of the above
At common law murder and manslaughter were criminal offenses
Justifiable and excusable homicide were made non-criminal
Malice aforethought was split into intentional and unintentional
A, B and C
B and C
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The defendant engages in risky behavior, such as driving 80 mph in a 30 mph zone
​​​​​​The defendant’s reckless behavior is punished as a second degree felony in Texas
The defendant’s behavior might involve the careless handling of firearms resulting in death
​​​​​​B and C
​​​​​​A, B and C
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Provides post-crime assistance with knowledge that the crime occurred but did not participate in the crime
Aids and abets the crime but is not present at the crime scene (or provides the weapon or vehicle)
Is the principal in the first degree
Is the principal in the second degree
Does not aid or abet the crime but is present at the crime scene
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With aggravated assault, the only object that is always a deadly weapon is a firearm
A victim may have never seen the firearm but if it is used it is aggravated assault
If the firearm is exhibited, but not used, the crime of Assault by Threat has occurred not aggravated assault
A, B and C
None of the above
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The child must be 18 years old or younger
The child has sexual contact with an offender
The child's genitals are exposed to an offender
A and C
B and C
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​​​​​​During the second trimester, a woman has the absolute right to privacy to abort a fetus
During the first trimester, a woman has the right to privacy to abort a fetus, but only with the father’s consent
During the first trimester, a woman has the absolute right to privacy to abort a fetus
During the third trimester, the state cannot restrict a woman’s right to an abortion
During the second trimester, because the fetus is not viable, the state has the absolute right to outlaw abortion
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Under common law, the fetus had to be born alive to be a human
Under Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a fetus is not a person until it is viable (can live outside the womb)
Under Texas law, a human being is formed at the moment of fertilization
A, B and C
B and C
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The unpermitted touching of another
A female student staring at a male student's crotch in the elevator
A male student patting a female student's buttocks as they leave class
A and C
A and B
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If the victim reasonably believes that deadly force was immediately needed to protect herself
If the offender commits Assault by Threat
If the offender uses a firearm and points it at the victim in the course of an aggravated robbery
A and C
B and C
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The jury vote has to be unanimous among the jurors in favor of the death penalty
The jury vote only has to be a majority of jurors in favor of the death penalty
The guilt/innocence phase and the punishment phase is one proceeding
A and C
A and B
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Corporations are considered to be artificial persons
Corporations can be held liable for the actions of their agents
Corporations are not subject to the federal criminal laws
Corporations are only subject to state criminal laws
A and B
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Under U.S. law, corporations enjoy sovereign immunity
Under British law, corporations can be subject to criminal penalties
Under Texas law, the maximum possible monetary fines for corporations for criminal conduct is $100,000
Under U.S. law, the minimum possible monetary fines for corporations for criminal conduct is $1 million
All of the above
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Pertains only to the actus reus
Pertains only to the mens rea
Pertains to both the actus reus and mens rea
Is defines by the U.S. Constitution
None of the above
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Could apply to a serial killer
Could never apply to a mass murderer
Could apply to an inmate who kills another inmate
A and B
A and C
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A sexual assault can occur when an unwilling participant is kissed
A sexual assault can occur with mouth to genital contact
A sexual assault can occur when unwanted sexual penetration occurs
B and C
A and C
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Sex with an animal
Sex in public
Sex with a child
A and B
A, B and C
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So capital punishment could be expanded
To limit capital punishment without eliminating it
To give offenders life with probation
A and B
B and C
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Unintentional deaths during commission of certain felonies like kidnapping, robbery, and arson
Intentional deaths
Depraved heart murder
Created with malice aforethought
Intentional deaths during commission of certain felonies that include terrorism
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Criminal homicide is a rare event
Criminal homicide is the most serious crime
Texas experiences about 1,400 murders and non-negligent manslaughters each year
B and C
A, B and C
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First in 1794 in Pennsylvania
First in England during common law
Because all murders are depraved heart murder
B and C
A and C
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Rape could occur without penetration
Rape could occur without victim injuries
Spouses could not be raped
Rape had to occur in the victim's bedroom
Rape had to occur in the offender's house
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The victim is 17 years old
The victim is 62 years old
The victim told her friend of the offense within 2 years after it was committed
The victim contracted syphilis during the offense
A and D
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Defendant need to act with intent to convict him/her
"passive recklessness" is enough intent to convict defendant
Recklessness requires only "functional negligence" to convict defendant
Recklessness requires only "heightened negligence" to convict defendant
Recklessness requires blameworthiness of civil law strict liability
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Defendant's conviction cannot be based solely on the testimony of an accomplice or the co-conspirator
In addition to the testimony of an accomplice, defendant's conviction does not require additional corroborating evidence
To convict a party to an offense, defendant's conviction need not accompany testimony other than the primary offender or the co-conspirator
Defendant's conviction can be based solely on the testimony of an accomplice, but not the co-conspirator
None of the above
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Not thinking about the act before the crime
Thinking about the act before the crime
Lying in wait or long-term planning
A and C
B and C
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When a criminal event involves three perpetrators
When one is responsible for the criminal acts of another
When one is the least blameworthy individual involved in the crime
When the criminal event involves an accessory during the event
None of the above
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