Chapter 11 Powerpoint pt. 2 Flashcards
True or False: Common law permitted the defense to introduce evidence concerning a victim’s prior sexual relations
True
Rape shield laws are based on what characteristics?
(1) Harassment
(2) Relevance
(3) Prejudice
(4) Complaints
What is the difference between assault and battery?
An assault is defined as a threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force. (it doesn’t require physical force).
A battery requires physical contact with the intent of causing harm.
An assault may be committed either by attempting to commit a _______ or by intentionally placing another in fear of a _______.
battery
battery
Aggravated batteries are felonies and typically require?
(1) serious injury
(2) the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon
(3) the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm
The common law crime of _______ is included in the criminal codes of several states.
mayhem
Battery involves what components?
(1) Act
(2) Intent
(3) Consent
Georgia provides what three forms of aggravated assault?
(1) Assault with intent to murder, rape, or rob
(2) Assault with a deadly weapon
(3) Discharge of a firearm within an automobile
__________ at common law was the forcible abduction or stealing away of a person from his or her own country and sending him into another country.
Kidnapping
The U.S. Congress has also enacted the ______ __ ________ and _______ _________ Act of 2000 and the _______ Act of 2003 that together combat the international sexual trafficking industry.
Victims of Trafficking
Violence Protection
PROTECT
The U.S. Congress has also enacted the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of _____ and the PROTECT Act of _____ that together combat the international sexual trafficking industry.
2000
2003
_____ ___________ is defined as the intentional and unlawful confinement or restraint of another person.
False imprisonment
False imprisonment requires an intent to ______ the victim.
restrain
______ __________ may overlap with kidnapping or with assault and battery or robbery, and several states have eliminated the crime.
False imprisonment