Which type of defense focuses an individual's action being socially acceptable under the circumstances despite causing a harm that violates criminal law?
A. Excuse defense
B. Justification defense
C. Procedural defense
D. Civil defense
E. Necessity defense
Answer: B
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procedural requirement for individual drivers to register and not just the company for which they are employed. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Statutory mens rea is the level of __________ required by a specific statute, possibly independent of any notion of morality
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A woman contacted police and identified herself. She told the police a suspect had shown her marijuana in his car and told her that in a few minutes he would be driving to a specified geographical area with the drugs
The informant provided investigators specific details about the suspect's vehicle and license plate number. The police followed up on the information given to them by the concerned citizen and located the vehicle. They stopped the vehicle, conducted a search, and found drugs in the car. The suspect was subsequently arrested. Which statement below best reflects the credibility of the informant and the legality of the police actions (State v. Lindquist)? A. The woman is credible and the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle and arrest the suspect. B. Since the woman did not have a history of reliability, the woman is not legally credible and as a result, the officers did not have probable cause to search the vehicle and arrest the suspect. C. The woman is credible, but this only gives the police reasonable suspicion, not probable cause, resulting in the suppression of the evidence obtained in an illegal search. D. The woman is not credible since a legitimate motivation was not identified by the police, thus the search and arrest are void.
A writ of certiorari
A) asks the court to free somebody who has been wrongfully convicted. B) identifies probable cause for the court to issue an arrest warrant. C) allows officers to search a suspect's home. D) allows appellate courts to review the record of a lower court case.