What types of acts are covered under the Model Penal Code as involuntary acts? Do you believe these acts should be protected? Why or why not? Are there others that you would add to the list? If so, discuss why you would add them. What are some of the issues and challenges posed by using these involuntary acts as a defense during trial?
What will be an ideal response?
Four of the involuntary acts covered under the Model Penal Code are (1) a reflex or convulsion, (2) a bodily movement during unconsciousness or sleep, (3) conduct during hypnosis or resulting from hypnotic suggestion, (4) a bodily movement that otherwise is not a product of the effort or determination of the actor, either conscious or habitual.
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According to the Supreme Court, under what circumstances does a defendant have a Constitutional right to choose a different privately hired attorney?
A. if the attorney believes the defendant guilty B. if the defendant believes the attorney incompetent C. Defendant can choose a new attorney for almost any reason. D. Defendant does not have that right.
“Drop the knife or I will shoot!” is an example of which form of verbalization?
A. search talk B. persuasion C. light control talk D. heavy control talk
Which agency or department heads up domestic counterterrorism?
What will be an ideal response?
The "public peace" in the United States is established by a. the U.S. Constitution
b. the Bill of Rights. c. federal and state statutes. d. local ordinances. e. all of these choices