Criminal Law- Mid Term

Criminal Law Midterm

Summer 2020 ~ DUE BY MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2020

30-point total

Answer each question below. You may use this exam to insert your typed response under each question. Or you may type your answers on a separate paper. Submit your exam through Jet Net no later than Midnight on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

1. Name the three branches of government and explain what each branch’s responsibility is as it relates to our laws. (5 points)

2. Distinguish between motive and intent. (5 points)

3. Describe the Pinkerton rule and at least one example of where the Pinkerton rule would apply. (5 points)

4. Describe the difference between the stand your ground law, the castle doctrine, and the make my day rules. (5 points)

5. Identify the elements of a crime, including their Latin names. Described each element of first-degree murder. Describe each element of possession with intent to deliver cocaine. (10 points)