NC BLET: ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL
LAW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Crimes are divided into - Answer-(1) Specific intent to commit a criminal act and the
intended result
(2) General intent to do an act which is defined as criminal
Can intent be transferred? - Answer-Yes
When can intent be transferred? - Answer-Intent can be transferred (1) from intended
victim to actual victim and (2) from intended tort to actual tort.
Mens Rea - Answer-guilty mind
knowingly - Answer-When the person is aware and conscious of what they are doing
this knowledge may be subjective, objective, or willful blindness
willfully - Answer-Wrongful act done without legal excuse or justification, or the
commission of an act purposefully and deliberately in violation of law.
subjective knowledge - Answer-the individual knows of an element that makes their
actions criminal
objective knowledge - Answer-reasonable person should know what they did was illegal
Willful Blindness - Answer-A deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible
consequences of one's actions
wantonly - Answer-conscious and intentional disregard of or deliberate indifference to
the rights and safety of others
Maliciously/malice - Answer-intent to commit an unlawful act or the desire to inflict pain
or injury to another
Malice is often used in cases involving? - Answer-Homicide
In NC there are three recognized meanings of malice they are: - Answer-1. Done with
hatred or spite
2. Inherently dangerous to human life
3. Done intentionally without justification
Criminal Negligence is also know as? - Answer-Culpable negligence
, Criminal Negligence - Answer-recklessness/carelessness that shows a thoughtless
disregard on consequences or a heedless indifference to the safety and rights of others.
Strict Liability - Answer-liability without fault
in NC a misdemeanor statute is how long? - Answer-2 years
in NC how long is a felony statute? - Answer-There is no statute for a felony
Bars to prosecution - Answer-Prevent the state from prosecuting a person not based on
evidence or facts but based on constitutional and statutory protections.
Bars to prosecution include: - Answer-Double jeopardy
lack of jurisdiction
expiration of a statute of limitation
Principals - Answer-Main person committing the crime
aiding and abetting - Answer-someone helping another person commit a crime
"advises, instigates, encourages, procures or helps the other person commit the crime"
Accessory before the fact to a felony: - Answer-BEFORE a felony is committed by
another person he/she counsels, procures, commands or knowingly aids the person to
commit the felony
North Carolina General Statutes - Answer-Divided according to the subject matter in to
a series of numbered chapters
Chapter 7A
Hint: Alan, Magistrate - Answer-Judicial department
ch 7B
Hint: 7 year old boy - Answer-Juvenile code
Ch 14 - Answer-Criminal law
Ch 15 & 15A - Answer-Criminal Procedure (Law enforcement)
Ch 18 B
Hint: 21 to drink 18 to vote - Answer-Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 20
Hint: speed limit is normally 55 but around corners is may be 20 - Answer-Motor vehicle
laws
Ch 50B - Answer-Domestic Violence
LAW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Crimes are divided into - Answer-(1) Specific intent to commit a criminal act and the
intended result
(2) General intent to do an act which is defined as criminal
Can intent be transferred? - Answer-Yes
When can intent be transferred? - Answer-Intent can be transferred (1) from intended
victim to actual victim and (2) from intended tort to actual tort.
Mens Rea - Answer-guilty mind
knowingly - Answer-When the person is aware and conscious of what they are doing
this knowledge may be subjective, objective, or willful blindness
willfully - Answer-Wrongful act done without legal excuse or justification, or the
commission of an act purposefully and deliberately in violation of law.
subjective knowledge - Answer-the individual knows of an element that makes their
actions criminal
objective knowledge - Answer-reasonable person should know what they did was illegal
Willful Blindness - Answer-A deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible
consequences of one's actions
wantonly - Answer-conscious and intentional disregard of or deliberate indifference to
the rights and safety of others
Maliciously/malice - Answer-intent to commit an unlawful act or the desire to inflict pain
or injury to another
Malice is often used in cases involving? - Answer-Homicide
In NC there are three recognized meanings of malice they are: - Answer-1. Done with
hatred or spite
2. Inherently dangerous to human life
3. Done intentionally without justification
Criminal Negligence is also know as? - Answer-Culpable negligence
, Criminal Negligence - Answer-recklessness/carelessness that shows a thoughtless
disregard on consequences or a heedless indifference to the safety and rights of others.
Strict Liability - Answer-liability without fault
in NC a misdemeanor statute is how long? - Answer-2 years
in NC how long is a felony statute? - Answer-There is no statute for a felony
Bars to prosecution - Answer-Prevent the state from prosecuting a person not based on
evidence or facts but based on constitutional and statutory protections.
Bars to prosecution include: - Answer-Double jeopardy
lack of jurisdiction
expiration of a statute of limitation
Principals - Answer-Main person committing the crime
aiding and abetting - Answer-someone helping another person commit a crime
"advises, instigates, encourages, procures or helps the other person commit the crime"
Accessory before the fact to a felony: - Answer-BEFORE a felony is committed by
another person he/she counsels, procures, commands or knowingly aids the person to
commit the felony
North Carolina General Statutes - Answer-Divided according to the subject matter in to
a series of numbered chapters
Chapter 7A
Hint: Alan, Magistrate - Answer-Judicial department
ch 7B
Hint: 7 year old boy - Answer-Juvenile code
Ch 14 - Answer-Criminal law
Ch 15 & 15A - Answer-Criminal Procedure (Law enforcement)
Ch 18 B
Hint: 21 to drink 18 to vote - Answer-Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 20
Hint: speed limit is normally 55 but around corners is may be 20 - Answer-Motor vehicle
laws
Ch 50B - Answer-Domestic Violence
