WorksheetsCriminal Defenses
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
This type of defense occurs when the defendant alleges the harm done is less than the harm avoided.
Self Defense
Necessity
Insanity
Duress
Which of the following is not a type of intoxication defense?
Accidental
Voluntary
Involuntary
For the insanity defense to be successful, the defense must prove the defendant was suffering a severe mental disease or defect at the time of:
arrest
court hearing
offense
puberty
Who has the burden of proof for an affirmative defense?
Prosecution
Judge
Victim
Defense
This defense occurs when the defense alleges law enforcement caused a set of circumstances, without which, you would not have committed the crime.
Innocence
Entrapment
Alibi
Self-Defense
This defense occurs when it is alleged the prosecution brought charges after the time frame allowed by law.
(a)
All but this factor is considered when alleging defenses of criminal responsibility:
Age
Gender
Intoxication
Mental Illness
This defense is alleged when a defendant states they had intent, but stopped prior to the commission of the crime.
Withdrawal
Accidental
Involuntary
Coercion
This defense is alleged when the defendant states they only committed the actions because someone else is threatening them, and therefore forcing them to commit the crime.
Duress
Accidental
Mistake of Law
Self-Defense
This defense is alleged when the defendant where the defendant used violence in a justified way to respond to violent actions or the threat of violent actions coming from the victim.
(a)
These two types of defenses occur when the defendant alleges they did not commit the crime.
Innocence
Involuntary Intoxication
Alibi
Mistake of Law
These two types of defenses can occur if the defendant alleges they thought they had permission to commit the act the prosecution states is illegal.
Alibi
Consent
Mistake of Fact
Defense-Of-Others
What is one of the major downfalls of an affirmative defense?
Requires the defense admit to the act in question
Requires the defense deny the act in question
Must be proven by the prosecution
It's provided by the judge and/or jury
The defense that states the defendant couldn't have committed the crime because they were somewhere else/with someone else is:
Innocence
Alibi
Coercion
Mistake of Fact
This type of defense occurs when the defendant alleges the evidence to be presented against them was collected in an improper manner, in violation of law.
Statute of Limitations
Innocence
Coercion
Constitutional Violation
