Which two components are required to hold a person responsible for a criminal act??
A. ?Mala in seand mala prohibita
B. Certiorariand corpus delicti?
C. ?Malice prepense and malice aforethought
D. ?Mens reaand actus reus
Answer: D
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Bringing jurors from other locations into the court, to reduce the number of local jury members who may have heard information about the case before the trial, is called:
A) change of venue. B) change of jury options. C) change of location. D) change of venire. E) change of pants.
Attorney Chapman assigns paralegal Hughes a complex brief and tells her to research the law, prepare the brief, proofread it, and then sign attorney Chapman's name to the brief and submit it to the court. Attorney Chapman will not be available to review or sign the brief, because she is going on a business trip and will not return before the deadline for filing the brief. Attorney Chapman has violated the ethical rule regarding?
A. ?fairness to opposing party and counsel. B. ?candor toward the tribunal. C. ?expediting litigation. D. ?adequate supervision of a nonlawyer assistant.
Informal proceedings, where juries of one’s peers hear and decide minor cases are often referred to as
a. kangaroo courts
b. teen courts
c. adolescent courts
d. juvenile courts
Under the common law, it is arson to burn down a neighbor's barn at night
Indicate whether the statement is true or false