BCSOT - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
What is criminal law? - (answer)A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit
crimes.
What is case law? - (answer)Law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous
cases.
What is the presumption of innocence? - (answer)Citation/Title 16-1-5: Presumption of Innocence and
proof beyond reasonable doubt; Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. NO person shall
be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is provided beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is a felony? - (answer)A crime punishable by death, by imprisonment for life or by imprisonment
for more than 12 months.
What is a misdemeanor? - (answer)A criminal offense for which punishment is 12 months or less.
What is a Conviction? - (answer)In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a
defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal.
What is a Crime? - (answer)An unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.
What are the elements of a crime? - (answer)Criminal act., criminal intent, and a concurrence of the
previous two elements.
What are some defenses to criminal prosecution? - (answer)Innocence, constitutional violations, self-
defense, insanity, Entrapment and Involuntary Intoxication.
What is the defense of mental capacity (insanity)? - (answer)A person did not have the mental capacity
to distinguish between right and wrong in relation to their crime.
What is the defense of involuntary intoxication? - (answer)Consumption through excusable ignorance or
coercion.
, BCSOT - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
What is the defense of delusion compulsion? - (answer)When a person who has a mental disease, injury,
deficiency, disorder, or something of the like, and it compels them to believe something that, if it were
true or reality, would justify their actions.
What is the defense of entrapment? - (answer)The action of tricking someone into committing a crime
in order to secure their prosecution.
At which age can an individual be charged with a crime? - (answer)Age 13 at the time the crime
occurred.
What is Violation of Oath? - (answer)(OCGA 16-10-1) Any public officer who willfully and intentionally
violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by
imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
What is the 1st amendment? - (answer)Freedom of speech.
What is the 2nd amendment? - (answer)Right to bear arms.
What is the 4th amendment? - (answer)Search and seizures
What is the 5th amendment? - (answer)Right to remain silent.
What is the 6th amendment? - (answer)Right to a speedy trial, by an impartial jury and informed of
charges, and have assistance of counsel for his defense
What is the 8th amendment? - (answer)No cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 14th amendment? - (answer)Defines what it means to be a US citizen and protects certain
rights of the people.
What is criminal law? - (answer)A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit
crimes.
What is case law? - (answer)Law that is based on precedents, that is the judicial decisions from previous
cases.
What is the presumption of innocence? - (answer)Citation/Title 16-1-5: Presumption of Innocence and
proof beyond reasonable doubt; Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. NO person shall
be convicted of a crime unless each element of such crime is provided beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is a felony? - (answer)A crime punishable by death, by imprisonment for life or by imprisonment
for more than 12 months.
What is a misdemeanor? - (answer)A criminal offense for which punishment is 12 months or less.
What is a Conviction? - (answer)In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a
defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal.
What is a Crime? - (answer)An unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.
What are the elements of a crime? - (answer)Criminal act., criminal intent, and a concurrence of the
previous two elements.
What are some defenses to criminal prosecution? - (answer)Innocence, constitutional violations, self-
defense, insanity, Entrapment and Involuntary Intoxication.
What is the defense of mental capacity (insanity)? - (answer)A person did not have the mental capacity
to distinguish between right and wrong in relation to their crime.
What is the defense of involuntary intoxication? - (answer)Consumption through excusable ignorance or
coercion.
, BCSOT - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
What is the defense of delusion compulsion? - (answer)When a person who has a mental disease, injury,
deficiency, disorder, or something of the like, and it compels them to believe something that, if it were
true or reality, would justify their actions.
What is the defense of entrapment? - (answer)The action of tricking someone into committing a crime
in order to secure their prosecution.
At which age can an individual be charged with a crime? - (answer)Age 13 at the time the crime
occurred.
What is Violation of Oath? - (answer)(OCGA 16-10-1) Any public officer who willfully and intentionally
violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by
imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
What is the 1st amendment? - (answer)Freedom of speech.
What is the 2nd amendment? - (answer)Right to bear arms.
What is the 4th amendment? - (answer)Search and seizures
What is the 5th amendment? - (answer)Right to remain silent.
What is the 6th amendment? - (answer)Right to a speedy trial, by an impartial jury and informed of
charges, and have assistance of counsel for his defense
What is the 8th amendment? - (answer)No cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 14th amendment? - (answer)Defines what it means to be a US citizen and protects certain
rights of the people.
