Culpability

Question 0

Possession is a _____ act if the possessor _____ obtains or receives the thing possessed or is aware of his control of the thing for a sufficient time to permit him to terminate his control.

Answer 0

voluntary; knowingly

Question 1

A person commits an offense only if he _____ engages in conduct, including an act, an _____, or possession.

Answer 1

voluntarily; omission

Question 2

A person who _____ to perform an act _____ commit an offense unless a law provides that the omission is an offense or otherwise provides that he has a duty to perform the act.

Answer 2

omits; does not

Question 3

Except as provided in Subsection (b), a person _____ commit an offense unless he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence engages in conduct as the definition of the offense requires.

Answer 3

does not

Question 4

If the definition of an offense _____ prescribe a culpable mental state, a culpable mental state is nevertheless required unless the definition plainly dispenses with any mental element.

Answer 4

does not

Question 5

A person is criminally _____ if the result _____ have occurred but for his conduct, operating either alone or concurrently with another cause, unless the concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result and the conduct of the actor clearly insufficient.

Answer 5

responsible; would not

Question 6

(b) A person is nevertheless criminally _____ for causing a result if the only difference between what actually occurred and what he desired, contemplated, or risked is that:
(1) a different offense was _____; or
(2) a different person or property was injured, harmed, or otherwise affected.

Answer 6

responsible; committed