Types of Criminal Defenses

The person arguing on behalf of the government in a criminal case is known as which of the following?

• Charger

• Judge

• Prosecutor

• Defendant

Which of the following means the defendant accepts punishment without admitting guilt?

• Pleading guilty

• Pleading no contest

• Pleading not guilty

• Plea bargaining

percent of cases end in plea bargains.

• About 50

• Between 60 and 70

• About 75

• More than 90

Which of the following is the term used to describe a defense which claims the defendant committed the crime, but due to circumstances, should not be found guilty?

• Presumptive defense

• Affirmative defense

• Explanatory defense

• Discretionary defense

Which of the following is the term used to describe a claim or evidence to show the defendant could not have committed the crime based on when and where it occurred?

• Reasonable doubt

• Presumption

• Intent

• Alibi

John's driver's license is suspended, so he cannot legally drive. However, his wife went into labor, and he could not get in touch with anyone to drive them to the hospital, so he drove them anyway. He was pulled over and ticketed. Which defense would be most appropriate for him to use to fight the ticket?

• Necessity

• Duress

• Infancy

• Entrapment

In which circumstance is intoxication most accepted as a defense?

• If the defendant consumed a legal substance

• If the defendant consumed the substance based on doctor's orders

• If the defendant consumed the substance involuntarily

• If the defendant consumed the substance without any supervision

Clarita has a prescription for a narcotic painkiller. Steven has asked her to sell him some many times because Steven says his grandmother is in desperate need of them. He has even gone to Clarita's home and workplace to beg her, stating his grandmother is in terrible pain and Clarita must help. After weeks of him pressuring her, Clarita gives in an sells Steven some of her painkillers, at which time he reveals he is an undercover officer and arrests Clarita for illegal sale of narcotics. Which defense would be most appropriate for Clarita to fight the charge?

• Necessity

• Duress

• Infancy

• Entrapment

The insanity defense has been abolished in how many states?

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

Although the age at which infancy can be applied varies depending on the state and crime, which is the most common?

• Less than seven

• Less than nine

• Less than twelve

• Less than fourteen