Exam 2

Question 1

General Intent

Answer 1

An individual possess the intent to commit a criminal act

Question 2

Specific Intent

Answer 2

An individual is determined to produce a specific result

Question 3

Constructive Intent (common law)

Answer 3

Individuals who are grossly reckless are considered to intend the natural consequences of their actions

Question 4

Transferred Intent

Answer 4

An individual intends to harm one person and ends up harming someone else as well/instead

Question 5

Purposely

Answer 5

An individual acts deliberatley

Question 6

Knowing

Answer 6

The defendant is knowingly aware that cirucumstances exist or that a consequence is likely to result from their actions

Question 7

Recklessly

Answer 7

The defendant is aware of and disregards a risk that is likely to occur from actions. Risk cause unjustifiable harm

Question 8

Negligently

Answer 8

The individual engages in behavior that presents a risk that a reasonable person would observe and respect

Question 9

Objective Legal Test

Answer 9

Requires an act that comes extremely close to the commission of a crime

Question 10

Subjective Legal Test

Answer 10

considers a persons state of mind at the time the crime is commited

Question 11

Voluntary acts

Answer 11

intentional physical movements

Question 12

ommission

Answer 12

failure to act

Question 13

Actual possession

Answer 13

The contraband is within physical reach of the individual

Question 14

Constructive possession

Answer 14

An individual possess control over the contraband either through control of another person with access or through knowledge/ access to its location

Question 15

Joint possession

Answer 15

the contraband is controlled by multiple individuals

Question 16

Knowing possession

Answer 16

The individual possess knowledge that they are in possession of contraband

Question 17

Mere possession

Answer 17

An individual is unaware that they possess contraband

Question 18

Fleeting possession

Answer 18

Grants an innocentt individual a chance to momentarily discard of the contraband

Question 19

Responsive Intervening acts

Answer 19

Causes the individual to respond to a criminals actions

Question 20

Coincidental Intervening acts

Answer 20

The individual unpredictably responds to a criminal actions

Question 21

Cause in fact

Answer 21

“but for”

Question 22

Proximate Cause

Answer 22

determines whether or not it is fair to hold the defendant responsible for an injury or death

Question 23

Principals (common law)

Answer 23

1st degree
- those who committed the crime

2nd degree
- those who assisted in the commission of the crime

Question 24

Accessories (common law)

Answer 24

assist before/after the crime

Question 25

Accomplices

Answer 25

assist before/during a crime

Question 26

Incomplete Attempts

Answer 26

individual abandons the crime

Question 27

Impossible attempts

Answer 27

the individual makes a mistake when committing the crime

Question 28

Unequivocality Test

Answer 28

A normal person would observe an individuals actions and assume they intended to commit a crime

Question 29

Physical Proximity Test

Answer 29

The defendant’s actions come close to committing a crime

Question 30

Substantial Step

Answer 30

The defendant’s actions are sufficienct to indicate the intentions to commit a crime

Question 31

Natural and Probable Cause Doctinre

Answer 31

individuals encouraging or facilitating the commission of a crime will be held liable as accomplices