Before the criminal justice system affixes the term crime to a homicide, there must be a showing of criminal intent or:
a. mens rea.
b. actus reus.
c. rehabilitation.
d. retribution.
a
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The items that are submitted during the trial (such as pleadings, motions, briefs, exhibits, and the transcript of the trial proceedings) and are forwarded to the appellate court for review when a case is appealed are called?
A. ?the trial court's file. B. ?the trial notebook. C. ?the record on appeal. D. ?none of these choices is correct.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Corpus delicti is a term referring to the facts that show that a crime has been committed. 2. In order for a person to be convicted of first-degree murder, the jury must find that he/she had intended to kill the victim. 3. The rule that a death which occurs by accident or chance during the course of the commission of a felony will be classified as first degree murder is called the "Unintentional Murder Rule." 4. Voluntary manslaughter is a term describing a homicide committed with the intent to kill, but without deliberation, premeditation, or malice. 5. The killing of a person in extreme pain and/or suffering from an incurable sickness is called a living will.
Would a professor at a public university be permitted to lead a class in saying a "Hail Mary" prayer in honor of college basketball team? Why or why not?
A) yes, because the professor is not Congress B) no, because the first amendment alone would bar such activity C) yes, because the professor is not a state D) no, because the fourteenth amendment would preclude such activity
A person may be tried multiple times if the prior trial ended in a mistrial where the prosecution did not intentionally seek to cause the mistrial
Indicate whether the statement is true or false