Criminal Defenses

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.

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.