Revised Law Summary

You learned that that are two types of law. One type, Civil Law, governs the relationship between private parties or entities. Is this statement...T/F - -True -Criminal Law, however, concerns the government's decision to prohibit and punish conduct or behavior. Is this statement...T/F - -True -Generally, felonies are thought of as serious crimes that are punishable by less than one year in prison. This statement is...T/F - -False -Generally, misdemeanors are less serious offenses and usually are punishable by less than one year incarceration. This statement is...T/F - -True -Which one of these is an example of a Mala in se crime? - -Murder -Which one of these is an example of a Mala prohibita crime? - -drug use -Although crimes can be classifies as Mala in se and Mala prohibita, most modern state penal codes classify offenses into four main groups. What are these four types? - -Property crime Personal crime Public-order offenses Moral offenses -This type of law is defines as the body of previous decisions, or precedents, that has accumulated over time and to which attorneys refer when arguing cases and that judges use in deciding the merits of new cases. - -Case law -This type of law is defines as law in the form of statues or formals written codes made by a legislature or governing body with the power to make law. - -Statutory law -This type of law is defined as the legal principle that requires courts to be bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them regarding subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact. - -Stare Decisis -According to the U.S. Constitution, a person accused of a crime is presumed guilty until proven innocent by a judge or jury. This statement is...T/F - -False -What article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the U.S. Supreme Court? - -Article III -Generally, the standard of proof in Criminal Law case is what? Prosecutor must prove this. - -Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt -Generally, the standard of proof is used primarily in civil law cases for determining legal liability. It requires a probability of just over 50% that the defendant did what was claimed. - -Preponderance of evidence