OPOTA UNIT 2: LEGAL | 157 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

2.1-List the general elements of a crime. - -A prohibited act ("actus reus") and... -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 states "purposely," "knowingly," "recklessly," and "negligently." - -Purposely - A person acts purposely when it is the person's specific intention to cause a certain result, 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 offense of Attempt to Commit an Offense according to it's elements. - It is a crime to.... -Purposely or knowingly, when such purpose or knowledge is sufficient culpability for the commission of an offense, to ... -Engage in conduct that, if successful, would constitute or result in the offense