CRIMINAL LAW

Mid-Term Exam Review

By Michael Bessette

OVERBREADTH DOCTRINE DEFINE CASE EXAMPLE

VOID FOR VAGUENESS DOCTRINE DEFINE CASE EXAMPLE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TORT AND CRIME What is a Tort? What is a Crime? How should a police officer handle a

situation involving a tort?

CRIMES DEFINE FELONY DEFINE MISDEMEANOR

MALA IN SE CRIMES Define? Examples????

MALA PROHIBITUM CRIMES DEFINE EXAMPLES??? COMPARE AND CONTRAST

ELEMENTS WHAT LEVEL OF PROOF TO MAKE

AN ARREST? HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE TO

HAVE TO MAKE AN ARREST? WHAT LEVEL OF PROOF TO

CONVICT IN CRIMINAL COURT? DEFINE “ELEMENTS” OF A CRIME

DISCRETION WHAT IS DISCRETION?

SENTENCING PRACTICES:ProportionalityConcurrent sentencesConsecutive sentences

IMPOSSIBILITY FACTUAL IMPOSSIBLITIY LEGAL IMPOSSIBILITY

INCHOATE CRIMES What are they in WI?

Conspiracy Attempt

Penalty? Solicitation

8TH AMENDMENT What is it?

MENS REA… Four levels? Proving it?

ACTUS REUS Define Identify the Actus Reus in the crime of

Battery, 940.20(1)

STRICT LIABILITY Define Example

PARTY TO A CRIME Statute? Explain in your own words to your

neighbor

TIME LIMITS For crimes

FelonyMisdemeanorCrimes against Children?Murder?

DISORDERLY CONDUCT Identify the elements Statute number?

LEVELS OF PROOFPCRSMSPBARD

POST CRIME OFFENSES Define Examples?

PRESUMPTIONS: Child’s culpability to commit a crime Sanity

POLICE INVESTIGATIONS GO BEYOND THE ELEMENTS… MEANS MOTIVE OPPORTUNITY

ENTRAPMENT

Define What are the tests?

SELF-DEFENSE Statute? Property Persons Third parties Third party property

RECIDIVISM What is this?

JURISDICTION EXPANDERS

FRESHCLOSEMUTUAL AIDEXPANDER

HOT PURSUIT?

FIGHTING WORDS Example Statute in WI?

PHONE CALL CRIME? 947.012?

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY Statute?

947.06? WHAT IS THE SUBPARAGRAPH THAT YOU WOULD

CHARGE:

A GROUP OF 20 PEOPLE WILL NOT VACATE THE FRONT OF A PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC AFTER GIVING THREE WARNINGS AND WAITING A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME

CCW Statute?

EXPOST FACTO What is this???

PENALTY ENHANCERS Does WI have any???

GOOD LUCK ON THE EXAM!

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