Assume that a defendant is accused of killing a person using a knife. He is tried in a jurisdiction that recognizes the deadly weapon doctrine. At trial, this means that...
the defendant may be convicted of first-degree murder or a lower murder.
In the 1997 case Kansas v. Hendricks, the Supreme Court held that a sex offender may be...
civilly committed after being released from prison so long as the offender suffers from a mental illness that causes him or her to be a danger to others.
The primary distinction between first- and second-degree murder is the absence of __________ in second-degree murder.
premeditation or deliberation or an intent to cause the victim's death.
Megan's Laws provide for...
registration of sex offenders with police agencies.
The primary distinction between kidnapping and false imprisonment is the absence of __________ in false imprisonment.
asportation.
In those jurisdictions that continue to recognize the doctrine, felony murder is normally punished equally with...
first-degree murder.
Which of the following are not deadly weapons for purposes of the deadly weapon doctrine?
a bowling ball
a shovel
a rope
All of the above are deadly weapons.
None of the above are deadly weapons.
All of the above are deadly weapons.
If a defendant has committed a homicide resulting from mutual combat with the victim, he or she is guilty of...
voluntary manslaughter.
Corpus delecti is best defined as...
the body of a crime.
Under the Model Penal Code, which of the following states of mind never satisfies the mens rea requirement for murder?
purposeful
reckless
negligent
Negligent
So-called rape shield laws prevent...
the admission of evidence concerning a rape victim's sexual history in most circumstances.