NC BLET Elements of Criminal Law Exam Questions & Answers(Rated A)

What types of intent are there is regards to criminality? - ANSWER-Specific Intent and General Intent What is Specific Intent? - ANSWER-An explicit mental element of planning and preparation What is General Intent? - ANSWER-Intent which is required to do any act which is defined as criminal in NC. May intent be transferred? - ANSWER-Yes, intent may be transferred when a defendant intends to harm 1 person, but his act results in the same harm to another person What does *Mens Rea* mean? - ANSWER-Latin for: Guilty Mind T or F: Each crime has an element of state of mind necessary to commit a specified crime. - ANSWER-True T or F: Some statutes do not require a guilty mind (mens rea) or may require only criminal negligence. - ANSWER-True How may states of mind are there? - ANSWER-Knowingly Willfully Wantonly Maliciously Criminal Negligence Strict Liability What is Knowingly mean? - ANSWER-A person is aware of conscious of what they are doing. This may be subjective knowledge, objective knowledge of willful blindness What is Subjective Knowledge? - ANSWER-Where the individual knows an element that makes their actions criminal What is Objective Knowledge? - ANSWER-Where an individual reasonably should have known that their actions or an element of their actions were illegal