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Criminal Law Flashcards

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1
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Old traditional English, judicial decisions

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Common law

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What are these crimes called, robbery, arson, vandalism, fraud offenses

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Crimes against property

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What type of crimes are these, homicide offenses, kidnapping, sex offenders, murder

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Crimes against people

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4
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How many different levels of crimes are there

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3

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5
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Which degree is the most serious

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1st degree

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6
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What is decided by the degree

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Circumstances/consequences

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Serious crime (murder, assault) punishment equals year in jail or more

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Felony

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8
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A less serious crime =punishment is less than a year

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Misdemeanor

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9
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What degree is intensional death

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1st degree

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Taking a life someone but not planning it is what degree

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2nd degree

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Voluntary manslaughter, loss of self-control, caught up in the moment is what degree

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3rd degree

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Reckless behavior drunk driving play gunfighting is what kind of degree

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Involuntary manslaughter

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13
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What is threatening behavior

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Assault

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14
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What results in 10 years in prison

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Domestic assault

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What is intentional behavior, unlawful

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Battery

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Who determines of the case has enough evidence

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Grand jury

17
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What is the fourth amendment

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Search and seizure/privacy

18
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What is argued about the eighth amendment

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That capital punishment is cruel and violates amendment

19
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What is the first step in a trial

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DNA testing

20
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What is double jeopardy

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Can’t be charge for the same crime

21
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What is it called if you can’t afford a lawyer and they provide you with one

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Court appointed attorney

22
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When does a trial happen

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When you plead not guilty you

23
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What do you call the order of right you have in a trial

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Due process

24
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How many people are in the jury

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12

25
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How many people are in Grand jury

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12-24

26
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What goes away if you plead guilty

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Trial, jury, verdict

27
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What is it called to make a deal

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Plea-bargain

28
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What is the formal charging

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Arraignment

29
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What is another word for a decision that happens after a jury

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Verdict

30
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What is the study of law

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Jurisprudence

31
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Where can you go if the decision is unlawful and you disagree

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The Court of Appeals

32
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The answer to the judgement

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Verdict - guilty, not guilty

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