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Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
Q

Generally, if you are obeying the law you are not what?

A

Culpable

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2
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What amendment does not apply to civil law trials

A

5th amendment

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3
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When using physical or deadly force the threat must be what?

A

Imminent

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4
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How many people are in a civil law trial

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6

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You can use this when you’re life is in danger and no alternative exists

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Deadly force

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6
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Jail time for misdemeanors is served where?

A

County jail

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7
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Criminal law trials have how many people on a jury

A

12

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When using deadly force you must prove that it was your last option unless you are where?

A

Your own home

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To prevent a crime where a person could be killed you may use this on the attacker.

A

Deadly force

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10
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This is needed to win a civil trial in NYS

A

5/6 of the jury

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11
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This is not a legal defense in ny

A

Ignorance of the law

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12
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If your life is in imminent danger and no alternative exists you may use this

A

Deadly force

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13
Q

A class A felony carries a minimum sentence of this?

A

15 years

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14
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This is the defense when one is forced to commit an illegal act

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duress

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15
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This is the required mental state needed to be charged with a crime

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Culpable

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16
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When police encourage you to commit an act you otherwise would not have committed, this is your defense

A

entrapment

17
Q

the burden of proof is on the defense attorney when using this type of defense

A

insanity

18
Q

what did the father do to the karate instructor who abducted his child

A

shot him dead

19
Q

the NYS law allows a judge to sentence a criminal to life in prison upon there 3rd violent felony

A

Persistent offender law

20
Q

To remove someone from your property you may use this

A

reasonable force

21
Q

when police initiate an illegal act this is your defense

A

entrapment

22
Q

you are considered an adult at this age

A

18

23
Q

When you withdraw from a crime and try to stop you may use this as a defense

A

renunciation

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