Criminal Law Quiz 2 Flashcards
Criminal conduct that qualifies for criminal punishment is the definition of…
Criminal liability
The first principle of criminal liability is known as the…
Voluntary act requirement
Those crimes requiring a criminal act triggered by criminal intent are…
Conduct crimes
What term refers to the physical element of a crime?
Actus reus
The _______ is the mental element of the crime
Mens rea
The requirement that the act and the intent can be present at the same time is called…
Concurrence
True or false: Strict liability crimes do not require proof of mens rea
True
An ______ circumstance connected to crime is an act, intent, and/or a bad result.
Attendant
What are the 4 categories of intent under the MPC is descending order (most culpable to least culpable)?
Purposely, Knowingly, negligently, recklessly,
The mens rea of recklessly differs from the mens rea of negligently based on the offender’s ________ of the risk caused by his act
Intent/awareness
Under the MPC, the ________ rule means that a single voluntary act satisfies the voluntary act requirement and it is not necessary that every act up to the moment the crime is completed to be voluntary
One-act-is-enough
Failure to report and failure to intervene are criminal omissions only if defendants had a ______ to act
Legal duty
The most common definition of specific intent is
General intent plus
Factual cause is also known as…
“But for” cause
Legal cause is also called _______ cause
Proximate
