Criminal liability is the degree of ______ assigned to a defendant by a criminal court
blameworthiness
The basic parts or components of a crime are referred to as the ______ of the crime.
Elements
The Latin term for "guilty act" is:
actus reus
The Model Penal Code outline four ________ : purposely, knowingly, reckless, and negligent.
states of mind
What differentiates strict liability crimes from other categories of crime
does not require mens rea
Intended to commit a crime but did not intend for the end results. This is a ______ ______ Crime.
general intent
Bodily movements during unconsciousness or sleep are examples of what kind of acts?
involuntary
________ is the simultaneous coexistence of an act in violation of the law and a culpable state of mind.
concurrence
________ is not an essential element of a crime.
motive
When attorneys refer to conduct, they are referring to both the behavior and the ________ state that were present at the time of the behavior.
mental
Strict liability is based on the presumption that causing harm is in itself blameworthy, regardless of the person's
intent
Mens rea, which means ________ mind, refers to the specific mental state that an individual must to possess to be legally culpable.
guilty
Failure to file a tax return is an example of an ________ to act.
omission
The laws of most jurisdictions specify that a person's actions must be ________ for them to carry criminal liability.
voluntary
The Latin term actus ________ means an act in violation of the law; a guilty act.
Answer: reus
Reus
"possession with awareness of what one possesses"
What type of possession is this?
knowing possession
