A defendant intentionally killed a victim and claims self-defense. The evidence shows the victim had raised a knife and was moving toward the defendant when the defendant fired. Which statement best describes the standar...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law
...attery for shooting Leo. Analyze Maya's available defenses, including self-defense, initial-aggressor limits, any duty to retreat, and defense of others. This essay...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.04, Model Penal Code 3.05
...stances, burglary of the storage shed, theft of the bolt cutters, and criminal mischief for damaging the gate and electrical box. Analyze Omar's possible defenses of duress and necessity, including any limits on those de...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.09, Model Penal Code 3.02
...usly wounding the man. Which statement best describes the passenger's self-defense claim? The best answer states the usual deadly-force self-defense standard. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Cod...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.04
...val transfers to the bystander. The jurisdiction recognizes imperfect self-defense as a possible murder mitigation when the defendant honestly but unreasonably believes deadly force is necessary. Analyze the defendant's...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 210.1, Model Penal Code 210.3
...self-representation waiver standard. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, Faretta v. California
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, Faretta v. California
A hiker found an arrowhead on federal park land. A criminal statute prohibited removing artifacts from the park, but the hiker had read a private travel website stating that visitors could keep small finds. The hiker too...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04
...peared at trial, but the judge excluded her testimony because Malik's lawyer had listed her as a witness one day late. The judge did not consider a continuance or other lesser sanction. During voir dire, Juror 8 said he...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, Washington v. Texas, Chambers v. Mississippi, Brady v. Maryland, Smith v. Phillips
Serena, a licensed nurse with no criminal record, volunteered at a clinic. An undercover officer posing as a patient repeatedly told Serena that his child was in severe pain and that no doctor would help. Serena refused...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.13, Model Penal Code 3.06
...r a Sixth Amendment lineup violation. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, United States v. Wade, Gilbert v. California
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, United States v. Wade, Gilbert v. California
...ntifications after an invalid lineup. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, United States v. Wade, Gilbert v. California
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, United States v. Wade, Gilbert v. California
...ressor facing continued deadly force. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.04
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.04
...it on duress for intentional killing. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.09
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.09
...le-belief rule for defense of others. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.05
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.05
...orce used solely to protect property. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.06
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 3.06
...toxication in specific-intent crimes. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.08
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.08
...he common subjective entrapment test. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.13
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.13
...can negate larceny's specific intent. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04
...the cognitive M'Naghten formulation. NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 4.01
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 4.01
...e fled, he told a bystander, "The police will not understand, but the criminal code cannot apply to a divine rescue." After his arrest, Lane was able to describe the court process and communicate coherently with counsel...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 4.01
...ch charge. This essay tests intoxication, mistake of fact, mistake of law, and the distinction between specific-intent and genera...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Law, Model Penal Code 2.04, Model Penal Code 2.08
...ged with aggravated assault after a nightclub stabbing. Her appointed lawyer also represented Rosa's friend Eli, who was charged as an accomplice in the same case. Rosa repeatedly told the lawyer that she was across town...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. VI, Strickland v. Washington, Missouri v. Frye, Lafler v. Cooper, Cuyler v. Sullivan
...xplain how any exception or limitation affects the result. Common law criminal doctrine, Model Penal Code principles, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment criminal procedure doctrine
Citations: Common law criminal doctrine, Model Penal Code principles, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment criminal procedure doctrine
...xplain how any exception or limitation affects the result. Common law criminal doctrine, Model Penal Code principles, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment criminal procedure doctrine
Citations: Common law criminal doctrine, Model Penal Code principles, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment criminal procedure doctrine
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