MPTC LYNNFIELD CRIMINAL LAW TEST
Best Chain of Custody Practices
1) Date, time and location where evidence was seized
2) Name of officer who seized evidence
3) All dates and times evidence was received or transferred to another person
4) Names of all people who came in contact with evidence
5) Full description of evidence for positive identification
What is a felony?
Any crime punishable by confinement in state prison or death
What is a misdemeanor?
Crimes that do not allow for the option of confinement in the state prison
Statute of Limitations
An expiration on a legal claim
What is the statute of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts?
6 years
Statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving Children
Involving Children- No time limit
Statute of limitations for armed robbery
10 years
Statute of limitations for rape
15 years
conspiracy
an agreement between two or more people to do something unlawful
, elements of conspiracy
1. Suspect joined an agreement or plan with one or more persons
2. purpose of the agreement was to do something unlawful
3. Suspect joined the conspiracy knowing of the unlawful plan and intended to carry it
out
Definition in relation to intent- Knowingly
person engaged in prohibited conduct with the knowledge that the social harm that the
law was designed to prevent was certain to happen
Definition in relation to intent- Reckless
A person is reckless is they knew or should have known that such actions were very
likely to cause substantial harm to someone, but they did it anyway.
Definition in relation to intent- Malice
A state of mind of cruelty, hostility or revenge.
circumstantial evidence
evidence is not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in
controversy, but of other facts from which deductions are drawn.
(Mailman was assumed to have been at a house because someone observes mail in
the mailbox)
What is a large capacity firearm?
Any firearm or rifle that is capable of having more than ten rounds and any shotgun that
is capable of accepting more than five shells
Right of arrest for possession of a large capacity firearm
Felony
Age of indecent assault
14 Years old
Stalking (Elements)
1) suspect engaged in a pattern of conduct or series of acts involving at least three
incidents directed at another
2) Those acts caused substantial emotional distress to the victim
Best Chain of Custody Practices
1) Date, time and location where evidence was seized
2) Name of officer who seized evidence
3) All dates and times evidence was received or transferred to another person
4) Names of all people who came in contact with evidence
5) Full description of evidence for positive identification
What is a felony?
Any crime punishable by confinement in state prison or death
What is a misdemeanor?
Crimes that do not allow for the option of confinement in the state prison
Statute of Limitations
An expiration on a legal claim
What is the statute of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts?
6 years
Statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving Children
Involving Children- No time limit
Statute of limitations for armed robbery
10 years
Statute of limitations for rape
15 years
conspiracy
an agreement between two or more people to do something unlawful
, elements of conspiracy
1. Suspect joined an agreement or plan with one or more persons
2. purpose of the agreement was to do something unlawful
3. Suspect joined the conspiracy knowing of the unlawful plan and intended to carry it
out
Definition in relation to intent- Knowingly
person engaged in prohibited conduct with the knowledge that the social harm that the
law was designed to prevent was certain to happen
Definition in relation to intent- Reckless
A person is reckless is they knew or should have known that such actions were very
likely to cause substantial harm to someone, but they did it anyway.
Definition in relation to intent- Malice
A state of mind of cruelty, hostility or revenge.
circumstantial evidence
evidence is not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in
controversy, but of other facts from which deductions are drawn.
(Mailman was assumed to have been at a house because someone observes mail in
the mailbox)
What is a large capacity firearm?
Any firearm or rifle that is capable of having more than ten rounds and any shotgun that
is capable of accepting more than five shells
Right of arrest for possession of a large capacity firearm
Felony
Age of indecent assault
14 Years old
Stalking (Elements)
1) suspect engaged in a pattern of conduct or series of acts involving at least three
incidents directed at another
2) Those acts caused substantial emotional distress to the victim
