EOPA Vocab Terms with Definitions

EOPA Vocab Terms with Definitions In re Gault - Answer️️ -Due Process Clause (14th Amendment) applies to juveniles as well as adults In re Winship - Answer️️ -Must be convicted "beyond a reasonable doubt". Strict reasonable doubt standard is applied to juveniles as well as adults In re Whittington - Answer️️ -juvenile can be tired as an adult Mala In Se - Answer️️ -Acts that are universally agreed upon as bad. Mala-bad, In Se- themselves. "Bad in themselves" murder, rape, and such Mala Prohibita - Answer️️ -Acts that are prohibited by culture. Male-bad, Prohibita- prohibited. "Bad beause they are prohibited" such as marijuana, gambling, porn mens rea - Answer️️ -the intention or knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime, as opposed to the action or conduct of the accused. Actus Reus - Answer️️ -The Action. A guilty (prohibited) act. The commission of a prohibited act is one of the two essential elements required for criminal liability, the other element being the intent to commit a crime. Terry v. Ohio (1968) - Answer️️ -Upheld the police practice of "stop and frisk" when an officer suspects a crime is about to be committed Tennesse v. Garner (1985) - Answer️️ -Deadly force may not be used against an unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 2 officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious injury to the officers or others. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - Answer️️ -Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Answer️️ -Extends to the defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay. District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) - Answer️️ -Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for lawful, private use (Roberts Court) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - Answer️️ -Established exclusionary rule; illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court; Warren Court's judicial activism. Roper v. Simmons - Answer️️ -Execution of offende