Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In prosecuting a specific-intent crime, it is necessary that a prosecutor establish a defendant’s intent, but it is not necessary that the prosecutor establish the defendant’s motive.
2. In a specific-intent crime, a criminal intends to accomplish a particular result.
3. The intent requirement has no bearing on the defenses available to the defendant in a criminal trial.
4. The term mala prohibita refers to crimes involving universal moral wrongs.
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
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