Criminal Law Quiz

What is the term for someone who helps before or during a crime?

• Observer

• Watcher

• Principal

• Bystander

What is the term for someone who helps after a crime has already happened?

• Aider

• Abettor

• Accessory

• Assister

What is the difference between being an accessory and an accessory after the fact?

• Type of crime committed

• Aiding in the crime

• Intent to assist

• Time of assistance

What is the term for when 2 or more people agree in advance to commit a crime?

• Plot

• Connivance

• Conspiracy

• Collusion

What is the consequence of being part of a criminal conspiracy?

• Increased liability

• Reduced punishment

• Automatic jail time

• Immunity from prosecution

What is the difference between being an accessory and a conspirator?

• Agreement to commit a crime

• Level of involvement

• Type of crime committed

• Intent to assist

What is the term for a crime that involves people working together to obstruct justice?

• Aiding and abetting

• Conspiracy to obstruct

• Obstruction of justice

• Accessory after the fact

What is the term for when one side of a criminal conspiracy doesn't actually mean to do their end of the deal?

• False conspiracy

• Sham collusion

• Faux agreement

• Ineffective conspiracy