Crimes Against the Person

Excusable homicide is __________.

• a less serious crime than manslaughter

• a more serious crime than manslaughter

• punished the same as murder in the second degree

• not a crime

 

The degrees of murder were created to reflect __________.

 

 

 

 

• the killer's state of mind or circumstances surrounding the killing

• more sympathetic juries

• society's view that all intentional killing is a crime

• that rehabilitation can work in some cases

George kills Leon immediately after learning than Leon had abused his son. George has committed __________.

• voluntary manslaughter

• involuntary manslaughter

• negligent homicide

• no crime

After learning that Leon has abused his son, George goes to the court and then kills Leon as he is being taken back to jail. George has committed __________.

• first-degree murder

• involuntary manslaughter

• voluntary manslaughter

• negligent homicide

What is NOT true about suicide in the United States?

 

• Nineteen percent of teens in grades 9 to 12 report seriously considering suicide.

• It is a crime to help another person suicide.

• Suicide is one of the leading causes of teen deaths.

• Suicide is a felony.

   

   

 

Today, the difference between assault and battery is __________.

 

 

• no practical difference

• assault is a misdemeanor and battery is a felony

• assault is a tort but battery is not a tort

• assault is not a tort but battery is a tort

Martin has sexual intercourse with a 25-year-old developmentally disabled woman, who is not capable of consenting to sex. Martin has committed __________.

 

 

• battery

• rape

• statutory rape

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  stalking

Jane, 21 years of age, has been dating 15-year-old Lo for three weeks. They have sex with each other. Jane is guilty of __________.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

• rape

• no crime

• battery

• statutory rape

Rape shield laws __________.

 

 

 

 

• prevent media coverage of rape trials

• require convicted rapists to go to prison

• prohibit prosecutors from calling defendants in rape cases to testify

• prohibit rape defendants from presenting evidence about a victim's sexual history

The most important difference between rape and statutory rape is that __________.

 

• males can be victims of rape but not statutory rape

• rape involves violence and statutory rape does not

• only males can be convicted of statutory rape

• consent is not an element of statutory rape