Laws & Codes
Across
- 4. body of laws which protects health, safety and welfare of the general public
- 5. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery
- 7. conscious objective
- 9. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI
- 10. Not guilty if forced to commit the crime because of the threat of death or serious bodily injury to himself or another
- 11. when a law does not apply to a person,the prosecutor must prove that the accused does not have a reason to do what they are doing
- 16. If the law enforcement officer induced the person to commit the crime
- 17. body of laws which govern traffic
- 20. are reasons the defendant gives for why a plaintiff should not win
- 21. When a person intentionally tries to commit a crime, an act beyond mere preparation, which tends to affect the commission of a crime
- 22. aware but conscious disregard of substantial and unjustifiable risk
Down
- 1. places laws and restrictions on alcohol or any beverage containing more than one percent of alcohol by volume
- 2. aware with reasonable certainty
- 3. should have been aware of the risk but was not
- 5. body of laws which govern the legal responsibilities between individuals who share a domestic connection
- 6. is a defense that the criminal defendant misunderstood or was ignorant of the law as it existed at the time
- 8. The attitude someone has when committing a crime, their intentions
- 12. An agreement between two or more persons to commit a felony, and any member of the group commits an overt act
- 13. greatest possible punishment for the crime committed
- 14. type of defense that can be used in a criminal case to demonstrate that the defendant did not have the criminal intent to commit a crime
- 15. set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
- 18. the defendant admits the action but asserts a lack of culpability based on mental illness
- 19. the person has an excuse to commit the crime