CJ 305 Practice Quiz 6 Q&A
In a modern, decent, law-abiding, life-respecting state, Robert John Bardo intends to
kidnap & kill tv star Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer because he is obsessed with My Sister
Sam. He buys and wears camouflage clothing to avoid detection. He drives from San
Francisco to LA, camouflages his Chevy van with spray paint, and parks it in the
bushes outside her apartment building. He has a pair of handcuffs in his pocket, and
a .380 pistol with the serial number obliterated. Robert falls asleep smoking weed,
and he is arrested before harming Rebecca. Robert is - ANSWER-guilty of attempted
kidnapping/murder because acting with intent to kidnap/murder, he engaged in
conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of the offenses
David Richard Berkowitz is so disturbed by Robert John Bardo's behavior that he
sneaks up to the van while Robert is sleeping. He fires six pistol shots into Robert's
skull. Unbeknownst to David, Robert had died from chronic onanism before David
shot; David had shot a dead body, and he is - ANSWER-guilty of attempted murder
because murder would have been committed if Robert had been alive as David
believed him to be
Rick goes into Wells Fargo, points a firearm at the teller, and demands money. The
clerk is as beautiful as an angel, and she is terrified. She weeps copious tears and
says that robbery is bad. Rick, filled with remorse, apologizes and leaves without the
money. Rick is - ANSWER-not guilty of attempted robbery because he abandoned
the attempt
The mens rea of conspiracy is - ANSWER-the intent to promote or facilitate the
object crime
The purpose of the conspiracy overt act requirement is to - ANSWER-prove that the
conspiracy is at work and is not a project still resting solely in the minds of the
conspirators
Jack & Diane live in Smalltown, Indiana. While sitting outside the Tastee Freez, they
agree to cook meth in Illinois. To get money for their meth cooking, they rob Curt the
Crack Dealer. They buy an illegal sawed off shotgun with an obliterated serial
number. They hire a house sitter to watch their house while they're gone. They drive
to a Wal-Mart in East St Louis and buy pseudoephedrine. Next they drive to Skokie
to buy lithium batteries. They are busted in Chicago before they can start cooking.
They have - ANSWER-committed multiple overt acts
Jack & Diane live in Smalltown, Indiana. While sitting outside the Tastee Freez, they
agree to cook meth in Illinois. To get money for their meth cooking, they rob Curt the
Crack Dealer. They buy an illegal sawed off shotgun with an obliterated serial
number. They hire a house sitter to watch their house while they're gone. They drive
to a Wal-Mart in East St Louis and buy pseudoephedrine. Next they drive to Skokie
In a modern, decent, law-abiding, life-respecting state, Robert John Bardo intends to
kidnap & kill tv star Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer because he is obsessed with My Sister
Sam. He buys and wears camouflage clothing to avoid detection. He drives from San
Francisco to LA, camouflages his Chevy van with spray paint, and parks it in the
bushes outside her apartment building. He has a pair of handcuffs in his pocket, and
a .380 pistol with the serial number obliterated. Robert falls asleep smoking weed,
and he is arrested before harming Rebecca. Robert is - ANSWER-guilty of attempted
kidnapping/murder because acting with intent to kidnap/murder, he engaged in
conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of the offenses
David Richard Berkowitz is so disturbed by Robert John Bardo's behavior that he
sneaks up to the van while Robert is sleeping. He fires six pistol shots into Robert's
skull. Unbeknownst to David, Robert had died from chronic onanism before David
shot; David had shot a dead body, and he is - ANSWER-guilty of attempted murder
because murder would have been committed if Robert had been alive as David
believed him to be
Rick goes into Wells Fargo, points a firearm at the teller, and demands money. The
clerk is as beautiful as an angel, and she is terrified. She weeps copious tears and
says that robbery is bad. Rick, filled with remorse, apologizes and leaves without the
money. Rick is - ANSWER-not guilty of attempted robbery because he abandoned
the attempt
The mens rea of conspiracy is - ANSWER-the intent to promote or facilitate the
object crime
The purpose of the conspiracy overt act requirement is to - ANSWER-prove that the
conspiracy is at work and is not a project still resting solely in the minds of the
conspirators
Jack & Diane live in Smalltown, Indiana. While sitting outside the Tastee Freez, they
agree to cook meth in Illinois. To get money for their meth cooking, they rob Curt the
Crack Dealer. They buy an illegal sawed off shotgun with an obliterated serial
number. They hire a house sitter to watch their house while they're gone. They drive
to a Wal-Mart in East St Louis and buy pseudoephedrine. Next they drive to Skokie
to buy lithium batteries. They are busted in Chicago before they can start cooking.
They have - ANSWER-committed multiple overt acts
Jack & Diane live in Smalltown, Indiana. While sitting outside the Tastee Freez, they
agree to cook meth in Illinois. To get money for their meth cooking, they rob Curt the
Crack Dealer. They buy an illegal sawed off shotgun with an obliterated serial
number. They hire a house sitter to watch their house while they're gone. They drive
to a Wal-Mart in East St Louis and buy pseudoephedrine. Next they drive to Skokie
