Parties to a Crime

Question 1

Principle

Answer 1

person who actually commits the crime

Question 2

Accessory before the fact

Answer 2

person who encourages, orders, or plans a crime but is not present at the crime scene

Question 3

Accessory after the fact

Answer 3

a person knowing that a crime has been committed and then helps conceal the crime or the person who committed the crime

Question 4

Accomplice

Answer 4

a person who helps the crime

Question 5

culpability

Answer 5

criminal state of mind

Question 6

Intent

Answer 6

conscious objective is to cause such a result forward to engage in such conduct prior to planning

Question 7

Knowing

Answer 7

knows action will cause intended result.

Question 8

Reckless

Answer 8

awareness and conscious disregard of risk

Question 9

Negligence

Answer 9

does not perceive the risk that a responsible person would

Question 10

Homicide

Answer 10

conduct that causes the death of a person or child or unborn child more than 24 weeks old

Question 11

Excusable

Answer 11

accidental and does not involve negligence

Question 12

Justifiable

Answer 12

intentional, but committed for legally accepted reasons

Question 13

criminal

Answer 13

unlawful killing of another person

Question 14

manslaughter v murder

Answer 14

manslaughter involves less moral blame and preplan thought than murder