Unit 5 - Criminal Law Review
Across
- 4. Criminal defense that the accused committed an act to save another in an emergency situation
- 5. Taking or holding someone against their will
- 8. Also known as blackmail, using threats or intimidation to get someone's property/money/possessions
- 11. Also known as theft, this is the taking away of someone's property WITHOUT force
- 12. A serious assault/battery where severity is increased with use of a weapon or serious injury
- 14. The person who committed the act/crime
- 16. Murder degree with malice, but not planned
- 17. The deliberate and malicious burning of another' property
- 19. Evidence to help prove that an accused person is innocent of the accused crime
- 20. Crime of breaking and entering with intent to commit another crime
- 21. The taking of property/money entrusted to someone by the victim
- 23. __________ Doctrine that most states follow which grants homeowners the right to protect their home, family, and possessions when in danger
- 26. Crime punishable by 2 years in prison or more
- 27. Key element of crime; also known as state of mind
- 28. Criminal defense that accused committed a crime unwillingly due to a threat to themselves or another
- 29. Type of rape that is consensual and the victim is a minor
- 30. Criminal defense establishing the accused didn't know right from wrong due to their state of mind
- 32. Someone who helps a criminal before or after the crime, but is not at the scene
- 33. Taking of goods from a store without paying for them
Down
- 1. The failure to perform an act required by law is a Crime of ____________
- 2. An element of the most serious degree of murder, this means to plan ahead
- 3. unlawful physical contact without consent
- 6. Party who willingly helps a criminal commit a crime at the scene
- 7. Non-typical crime where 2 or more people plan to commit a crime
- 9. Person to whom an act is done
- 10. The specific intent to seriously injure or kill
- 13. The taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or with threats
- 15. Criminal defense that a young child (usually single digits) is young enough to avoid criminal prosecution
- 16. Non-typical crime where one urges or requests another to commit a crime
- 18. Criminal defense that alleges a police officer convinced the accused to commit a crime
- 22. Key element of crime; the reason WHY the act was committed
- 24. Willful destruction or damage done to another's property
- 25. Presenting a forged document as if it is a real document
- 26. Degree of murder involving 3 key elements (most serious degree)
- 31. Crime of threatening or attempting to harm someone