General Information

Question 1

Specific Intent

Answer 1

Requires doing an act with a specific Intent or Objective

Cannot be inferred from doing the act

Question 2

Specific Intent Crimes

Answer 2

Solicitation 
Attempt 
Conspiracy 
Assault 
Larceny 
Robbery 
Burglary
Forgery
False Pretenses
Embezzlement
First Degree Premeditated Murder

Question 3

Malice

Answer 3

Generally shown with (at least) reckless disregard of an obvious or high risk that a particular harmful result would occur

Applies to: Common Law Murder; Common Law Arson

Question 4

General Intent

Answer 4

D must be aware that she is acting in the proscribed manner and that any attendant circumstances required by crime are present

Can be inferred from the D doing the act

Question 5

Model Penal Code: “Purposely”

Answer 5

Conscious object to engage in act or cause a certain result

Question 6

Model Penal Code: “Knowingly”

Answer 6

As to nature of conduct: aware of the nature of conduct or that certain circumstances exist

As to result: knows that conduct will necessarily or very likely cause result

Question 7

Model Penal Code: “Recklessly”

Answer 7

Conscious disregard of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a prohibited result will follow, and this disregard is a gross deviation from a “reasonable person” standard of care

Question 8

Model Penal Code: “Negligently”

Answer 8

Failure to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or a prohibited result will follow, and this disregard is a gross deviation from a “reasonable person” standard of care.

Question 9

Burglary

Answer 9

A breaking and entry of a dwelling of another at nighttime with the intent to commit a felony in the structure

Question 10

Arson

Answer 10

The malicious burning of the dwelling of another