OPOTA UNIT 2: LEGAL Exam Questions and
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2.1-List the general elements of a -A prohibited act ("actus reus") and...
crime. -A specific mental intent ("mens rea")
that...
-Occur at the same time ("concurrence")
and...
-Bring about a particular result made
unlawful by
the statute ("causation)
,2.1-Define the culpable mental -Purposely - A person acts purposely when
states it is the
"purposely," "knowingly," person's specific intention to cause a
"recklessly," certain result,
and "negligently." or, when the gist of the offense is a
prohibition
against conduct of a certain nature,
regardless of
what the offender intends to accomplish
thereby, it
is the offender's specific intention to
engage in
conduct of that nature.
-Knowingly - A person acts knowingly,
regardless
of purpose, when the person is aware that
the
person's conduct will probably cause a
certain
result or will probably be of a certain
nature
-Recklessly - A person acts recklessly
when, with
heedless indifference to the
consequences, the
person disregard a substantial and
unjustifiable risk
that the person's conduct is likely to cause
a certain
result or is likely to cause a certain result
or is likely
to be a certain nature
-Negligently - A person acts negligently
when,
because of a substantial lapse from due
care, the
, person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that
the
person's conduct may cause result or may
be of a
certain nature
2.1-Identify the R.C. 2923.02 It is a crime to....
offense -Purposely or knowingly, when such
of Attempt to Commit an Offense purpose or
according to it's elements. knowledge is sufficient culpability for the
commission of an offense, to...
-Engage in conduct that, if successful,
would
constitute or result in the offense
2.2A-Identify the R.C. Chapter -Aggravated Murder
2903 -Murder
offense in the example according -Voluntary Manslaughter
to -Involuntary Manslaughter
the elements of that offense. -Reckless Homicide
-Negligent Homicide
-Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular
Homicide, Vehicular Manslaughter
-Aggravated Vehicular Assault; Vehicular
Assault
-Felonious Assault
-Aggravated Assault
-Assault
-Negligent Assault
-Aggravated Menacing
-Menacing
-Menacing by stalking
, Aggravated Murder No person shall purposely, and with prior
calculation and design, cause the death of
another
or the unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy.
Murder No person shall purposely cause the death
of
another or the unlawful termination of
another's
pregnancy.
Voluntary Manslaughter No person, while under the influence of
sudden
passion or in a sudden fit of rage, either of
which is
brought on by serious provocation
occasioned by
the victim that is reasonably sufficient to
incite the
person into using deadly force, shall
knowingly
cause the death of another or the unlawful
termination of another's pregnancy.
Involuntary Manslaughter No person shall cause the death of
another or the
unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy as a
proximate result of the offender's
committing or
attempting to commit a felony.
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
2.1-List the general elements of a -A prohibited act ("actus reus") and...
crime. -A specific mental intent ("mens rea")
that...
-Occur at the same time ("concurrence")
and...
-Bring about a particular result made
unlawful by
the statute ("causation)
,2.1-Define the culpable mental -Purposely - A person acts purposely when
states it is the
"purposely," "knowingly," person's specific intention to cause a
"recklessly," certain result,
and "negligently." or, when the gist of the offense is a
prohibition
against conduct of a certain nature,
regardless of
what the offender intends to accomplish
thereby, it
is the offender's specific intention to
engage in
conduct of that nature.
-Knowingly - A person acts knowingly,
regardless
of purpose, when the person is aware that
the
person's conduct will probably cause a
certain
result or will probably be of a certain
nature
-Recklessly - A person acts recklessly
when, with
heedless indifference to the
consequences, the
person disregard a substantial and
unjustifiable risk
that the person's conduct is likely to cause
a certain
result or is likely to cause a certain result
or is likely
to be a certain nature
-Negligently - A person acts negligently
when,
because of a substantial lapse from due
care, the
, person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that
the
person's conduct may cause result or may
be of a
certain nature
2.1-Identify the R.C. 2923.02 It is a crime to....
offense -Purposely or knowingly, when such
of Attempt to Commit an Offense purpose or
according to it's elements. knowledge is sufficient culpability for the
commission of an offense, to...
-Engage in conduct that, if successful,
would
constitute or result in the offense
2.2A-Identify the R.C. Chapter -Aggravated Murder
2903 -Murder
offense in the example according -Voluntary Manslaughter
to -Involuntary Manslaughter
the elements of that offense. -Reckless Homicide
-Negligent Homicide
-Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, Vehicular
Homicide, Vehicular Manslaughter
-Aggravated Vehicular Assault; Vehicular
Assault
-Felonious Assault
-Aggravated Assault
-Assault
-Negligent Assault
-Aggravated Menacing
-Menacing
-Menacing by stalking
, Aggravated Murder No person shall purposely, and with prior
calculation and design, cause the death of
another
or the unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy.
Murder No person shall purposely cause the death
of
another or the unlawful termination of
another's
pregnancy.
Voluntary Manslaughter No person, while under the influence of
sudden
passion or in a sudden fit of rage, either of
which is
brought on by serious provocation
occasioned by
the victim that is reasonably sufficient to
incite the
person into using deadly force, shall
knowingly
cause the death of another or the unlawful
termination of another's pregnancy.
Involuntary Manslaughter No person shall cause the death of
another or the
unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy as a
proximate result of the offender's
committing or
attempting to commit a felony.
