Module 2

2. An act that is a violation of the criminal statute.
5. Crime punishable by local jail time, typically a year or less.
8. The principle that courts give great weight to prior decisions on the same or similar issue and facts, therefore, those decisions should control the next case unless there are substantial reasons to reconsider the legal principles involved.
9. A principle that emphasizes the value of previous judicial decisions and those decisions are very persuasive as to future decisions on the same or similar issue.
11. The term that refers to when a criminal behavior includes both Mens Rea and Actus Reus.
12. That category of defenses to criminal actions related to Self-Defense (self, others, property); Necessity; Consent; Resisting Unlawful Arrest.
15. What category of defenses is evidenced by - Entrapment, Double Jeopardy, Collateral Estoppel, Selective Prosecution, Speedy Trial, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Police Fraud.
16. The body or source of law that has developed from decisions in court cases.
17. A crime that does not require Mens Rea. For example, if your dog gets loose, you might be charged with failure to confine your dog. This may happen by accident where you have no intent, you were not reckless or even negligent but you are legally responsible without a guilty mind.
20. The philosophy that a civil society must be governed by established principles and known laws/rules that are applied uniformly and fairly to all citizens.

1. The category of defenses to criminal actions evidenced by - Duress, age, Mistake, Involuntary Intoxication, Unconsciousness, Provocation, Insanity (In all its legal forms), Diminished Capacity.
3. The source of law that defines criminal behavior and associated punishment.
4. Minor violations of criminal law that do not usually involve incarceration.
6. Incomplete criminal acts that are considered criminal in nature and punished. Such offenses might include: conspiracy to commit a crime and attempted crime.
7. The term that refers to guilty state of mind.
10. The specific rules and methods that must be following in enforcing substantive law.
13. Written or codified law created by a government body or agency having authority make laws.
14. The facts that show that a crime has been committed - “the body of the crime.”
18. Crime punishable by death or incarceration for at least a year.
19. A body of law that developed by English courts, based on nonstatutory customs, traditions, and precedents rather than from written laws.