Criminal Law Terms

Your reason for committing a crime

• Intent

• Motive

• state of mind

• strict liability

Selling alcohol to someone who is underage is an example of

• Intent

• Motive

• State of Mind

• Strict Liability Crime

Your awareness of an action's lawfulness, indicates your

• Intent

• Motive

• State of Mind

• Strict Liability Crime

A felony is a crime with a possible punishment of more than 1 year in jail.

• True

• False

A misdemeanor is a crime with a punishment of 1 year or more in prison.

• True

• False

The person who commits the crime is called the

• Principal

• Accomplice

• Accessory before the fact

• Accessory after the fact

A person who helps the criminal once the crime has been committed is the

• Principal

• Accomplice

• Accessory before the fact

• Accessory after the fact

A person who helps a criminal commit a crime is the

• Principal

• Accomplice

• Accessory before the fact

• Accessory after the fact

If you hire a hit man to kill your spouse, you are the

• Principal

• Accomplice

• Accessory before the fact

• Accessory after the fact

If you fail to act when you have a legal duty to do so you have committed a

• Crime of Passion

• Laziness Criminales

• Crime of Davenport Tubers

• Crime of Omission