Unit 2 Quiz

Question 1

What is a summary offense?

Answer 1

Minor criminal offense, no hearing or jury needed 

Question 2

What is indictable offense?

Answer 2

Severe or particularly serious, criminal offenses, court needed 

Question 3

What is 1st degree murder

Answer 3

Planned out to do it on purpose both actues rea and men’s rea

Question 4

What is manslaughter?

Answer 4

Homicide, not on purpose, committing unlawful act with only general intent 

Question 5

What is infanticide

Answer 5

Killing a newborn by his or her mother

Question 6

What is double doctoring?

Answer 6

Going to multiple doctors to get more drug prescriptions

Question 7

What is arson?

Answer 7

Intentionally or recklessly, causing damage to property by fire or explosion

Question 8

What is quasi criminal law

Answer 8

TECHNICALLY THE LAWS PASSED BY PROVINCES, TERRITORIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES and are NOT CONSIDERED PART OF CRIMINAL LAW.

Question 9

What is men’s Rea

Answer 9

Having a guilty mind, when a crime is committed with intent, or knowledge or recklessness. EX) planning on hitting someone.

Question 10

What is actus reus

Answer 10

A wrongful deed, must be shown that the person committed an act prohibited by law.ex) actually hitting somebody

Question 11

What are the three levels of assault?

Answer 11

1. Assault- threatening or applying intentional force to another person without consent. Ex) punching or verbal threats
   2.assault causing bodily harm-threatening to use a weapon or causing bodily harm ex) assaulting someone with a weapon
2. Aggravated assault-person wounds disfigures, or endangers the life of a victim ex) wounding or scarring a person with a gun

Question 12

What are the four different impaired driving offenses?

Answer 12

1. driving well ability is impaired by alcohol or drugs. 
2. having care or control of a motor vehicle when impaired by alcohol or drugs,
3. driving well the blood alcohol level is over 80mg in 100ml of blood
4. having care or control of the vehicle when blood-alcohol level is over 80

Question 13

What is second degree murder

Answer 13

In the heat of the moment only actues rea no men’s rea

Question 14

What is schedule(drugs)

Answer 14

Schedule 1 is the worst and schedule 4 is the least serve.
Type of drugs

Question 15

What is open custody

Answer 15

Detention that is supervised and possibly some supervised community work 

Question 16

What is Aboustle discharge

Answer 16

Is when you are found guilty, but there is no punishment 

Question 17

What is capital punishment

Answer 17

It is the death penalty

Question 18

What is empaneling

Answer 18

The process of selecting the 12 jurors

Question 19

What are the four goals of sentencing?

Answer 19

1.Deterrence: delter offender from doing it again
2.rehabilitation: gives inmates opportunities such as counseling jobs.
3.retribution: sentence imposed is form of retribution
4.segregation: to separate offenders from the rest of society

Question 20

Who are the people involved in a case(8)

Answer 20

1.Judge: decides guilty or not, and set the sentence
2.crown prosecutor: trying to prove the accused committed the crime
3.defense counsel: defends the accused
4. Court clerk: reads out charges against the accused tags evidence.
5. Court recorder: records everything said in court
6. Sheriff: ensure the accused appears in court
7. Jury: decides if the accused is guilty or not
8. Witness: gives information that he saw the accused do

Question 21

What are the three categories of criminal negligence?

Answer 21

1. Criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle.
   2.Criminal negligence, causing bodily hunt.
2. Criminal negligence, causing death. 

Question 22

Judge vs jury

Answer 22

Judge: a trained decision process, and the less on potential prejudice or judgement from jury
Jury: a jury might be biased on current social values and less strict on legal precedent 

Question 23

What is criminal code?

Answer 23

Describes off fences that are considered crimes, as well as punishment for crime. Parliament always reforming the criminal code code.

Question 24

Explain the trial process start to finish

Answer 24

The child process includes many steps starting with:
Empaneling– the process of selecting 12 jurors
Arraignment-the reading of the charge to the accused, accused will plea, guilty or not
Crown evidence-presents opening statement against accused, then gives evidence on the case, can be direct or circumstantial evidence
Defence evidence-motion for a direct verdict, defence only needs to establish reasonable doubt if accused committed crime or not defence then calls witness
The summation-after each side, presented key arguments, defence presents evidence it makes summation first
Jerry deliberation – Jerry leaves courtroom decides what was true or not. When a verdict has been decided for person present to court. If not, guilty defendant can leave if guilty. Another appearance will happen
Sentencing-sentencing given can determine on victim impact statements there is also four goals when punishing offenders 
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