Criminal Law Study Guide(with solved solutions)
Homicide correct answersthe killing of a human being by another human being
Criminal Homicide correct answersthe act of causing the death of another person without legal
justification or excuse
2nd Degree Murder correct answerskilling done with malice w/o premeditation
Voluntary Manslaughter correct answersA homicide in which the intent to kill was present in the
mind of the offender, but malice was lacking. Most commonly used to describe homicides in
which the offender was provoked or otherwise acted in the heat of passion.
Negligent Homicide correct answerscausing death through carelessness (i.e. vehicular homicide)
Statutory Rape correct answerssexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of
consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
Robbery correct answersthe taking of property from a person's possession by using force or
threats
Aggravated Assault correct answersa reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a
deadly weapon)
Burglary correct answersentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal
valuable property
Forgery correct answersa copy that is represented as the original
Vandalism correct answersdeliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
Noncriminal Homicide correct answerskilling that is justified
1st Degree Murder correct answerskilling that is premeditated, deliberate and done with malice
Felony Murder correct answerskilling that takes place during the commission of ceritian felonies
Involuntary Manslaughter correct answersunintended killing. I.E playing with a gun
Forcible Rape correct answersWithout consent, by force or threat of force, or while victim is
unconscious
Sodomy correct answersa gereal word for an "unnatural" sex act or the crime committed by such
act
Simple Assault correct answersassault where no weapon is used and which does not result in
serious injury to the victim
Homicide correct answersthe killing of a human being by another human being
Criminal Homicide correct answersthe act of causing the death of another person without legal
justification or excuse
2nd Degree Murder correct answerskilling done with malice w/o premeditation
Voluntary Manslaughter correct answersA homicide in which the intent to kill was present in the
mind of the offender, but malice was lacking. Most commonly used to describe homicides in
which the offender was provoked or otherwise acted in the heat of passion.
Negligent Homicide correct answerscausing death through carelessness (i.e. vehicular homicide)
Statutory Rape correct answerssexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of
consent (even if both parties participate willingly)
Robbery correct answersthe taking of property from a person's possession by using force or
threats
Aggravated Assault correct answersa reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a
deadly weapon)
Burglary correct answersentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal
valuable property
Forgery correct answersa copy that is represented as the original
Vandalism correct answersdeliberate and pointless destruction of public or private property
Noncriminal Homicide correct answerskilling that is justified
1st Degree Murder correct answerskilling that is premeditated, deliberate and done with malice
Felony Murder correct answerskilling that takes place during the commission of ceritian felonies
Involuntary Manslaughter correct answersunintended killing. I.E playing with a gun
Forcible Rape correct answersWithout consent, by force or threat of force, or while victim is
unconscious
Sodomy correct answersa gereal word for an "unnatural" sex act or the crime committed by such
act
Simple Assault correct answersassault where no weapon is used and which does not result in
serious injury to the victim
