Killing in the heat of passion, adequate provocation, no cooling off time.

the unlawful killing of anther human
being with malice aforethought.

Inspector Gadget entrusted with his boss's property fraudulently appropriated that property. Inspector Gadget is charged with ___.

In the criminal law system, the burden of proof is:

The oldest legal test of insanity is known as this ___.

The element that separates first degree murder from second degree murder.

Shoplifting is a form of which theft crime

1. Sherry steals a car in a parking lot while the owner is in the grocery store. Sherry is charged with ___.
2. Set fire to your own property without fraudulent purpose or damaging anyone else's property. You are charged with ___.

A wrong against society proclaimed in a statute and punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment (and, in some cases, death) is known as

Defendant asserts this defense when he used force that Defendant claims was reasonably necessary to protect himself from immediate harm.

What is the classification of unlawful killings without malice or intent.

Minnie is concerned about Mickey's drug addiction. She flushes the harmful and illegal drugs owned by Mickey down the toilet to prevent its use. Minnie will be charged with

Which criminal element refers to the wrongful act that constitutes a crime? or In criminal law, a prohibited act is referred to as the:

Christopher lives in a town that sits right on the edge of the Hundred Acre Woods. At the end of a hot and dry summer some brush in the woods catches fire and a forest fire quickly develops and spreads. The fire is quickly heading toward the town and Christopher believes that if he burns the row of houses directly on the edge of the forest he will create a fire wall which will then protect the rest of the town. Christopher's lawyer plans to use the defense of ___.

Crimes against People include these seven offenses.

A strikes the horse on which B is riding, causing B to be thrown from the horse is an example of the crime known as

Unaware of the danger, a landscaper raked a pile of leaves next to another's house and set it afire. If the flames damage the building the crime charged is ___.

Kidnapping usually includes unlawful imprisonment for ransom, terrorism, torture, rape or to commit __.

Sherry is on trial for murdering George There is There is a ton of evidence to prove Sherry's guilt, so she must admit to having committed the crime, however her defense attorney surprises the jury when he explains the reason why she did it. He says that Sherry's niece had been kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded that she kill George, or else they would kill her niece. Sherry's lawyer plans to use the defense of___.

Defendant had suspected his wife of adultery and planned to kill her. Upon finding his wife and her lover in bed, Defendant killed them. Defendant will be charged with __.

Marty and Donald are hockey players who, aside from playing for different teams, do not like each other very much. One night before Donald is skating around the rink to warm up Marty shoots a puck at him. Donald never sees the puck coming toward him, but luckily Marty's shot is off the mark and the puck misses Donald. One of Donald's teammates sees what Marty did and he calls the police. If Marty is charged with assault, Marty will probably be found

In line for a concert, a friend asked Martha to hold her bag while she went to the bathroom. A drug dog stopped in front of Martha. The police searched the friend’s bag and found a marijuana joint. Martha was charged with possession of a narcotic. Identify the element(s) to establish Martha's state of mind necessary to be found guilty.

A man who is mentally ill hears voices telling him that if he does not strangle his wife, he will be abducted by aliens. He fears the aliens so much that he commits the crime anyway. To prevent detection from the police he buries the body in the backyard. The man's lawyer is leading not guilty by reason of insanity using the M'Naghten standard. The man's defense will most likely be