Rights and Wrong

Question 1

Prohibitions

Answer 1

what a person must not do as a member of society (ex: murder)

Question 2

affirmative requirements

Answer 2

what a person must do as a member of society (ex: file taxes)

Question 3

criminal

Answer 3

an act that is a product of state enforecement of harm

Question 4

who determines what is criminal?

Answer 4

legislative branch

Question 5

who determines why it’s criminal?

Answer 5

judicial branch

Question 6

writ of certiorari

Answer 6

a request for the USSC to review a case from a lower ct

Question 7

moral certainty

Answer 7

The jury must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt as regards the guilt of the accused before they can find a verdict of guilty. if not, then they cannot convict.

Question 8

firmly convicted

Answer 8

based on evidence presented, you must find guilt. if there’s a real possibility that you cannot find guilt, then you cannot convict

Question 9

no waiver or vacilation

Answer 9

if both sides could happen in a fact pattern, you cannot convict. you cannot say you find for a side beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 10

no real doubt

Answer 10

not all reasonable doubt has been excluded from the evidence presented, so you cannot convict

Question 11

peremptory cause

Answer 11

objection to a particular juror without a cause needed

Question 12

for-cause excuse

Answer 12

a juror cannot render a fair or impartial judgement, so they must be excused

Question 13

people v. owens

Answer 13

F: ∆ found in a driveway in his car. car running with lights on but address did not match the license
Q: whether there was an error in rendering a drunk driving verdict in the lower ct
A: yes, this is a jury question
Why: they couldn’t prove all 3 elements beyond a reasonable doubt and the lower ct didn’t distinguish between operating and driving. too many questions remaining