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The requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm in result crimes is known as:

A) Temporal Causation.
B) Causation.
C) Factual Causation.
D) Legal Causation.

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Match each term with its definition. -Result Crimes

A) One of the core requirements of a crime; meaning "evil act."
B) Where is no requirement for resulting harm.
C) The requirement that the defendant is responsible for the harm in result crimes.
D) Where there is a requirement for actual harm.
E) The mental state or criminal intent of the defendant.
F) The defendant claims to misunderstand or misinterpret the law as it applies to the specific circumstances.

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Which mistake does NOT form the requisite mens rea to support a criminal conviction?

This type of concurrence states that the mens rea must be linked to the actus reus it is intended to accompany.

The ________ part of the criminal law are broad principles that apply to more than one crime.

Match each term with its definition. -Causation

The Modern Penal Code narrows down the mens rea requirements in state statues. Identify and explain the four mens rea requirements of the Modern Penal Code.

This type of mens rea or criminal intent in which the defendant unconsciously creates a risk of harm and does not act like a reasonable person under the circumstances:

Statutory mens rea is the level of ________ required by a specific statute, possibly independent of any notion of morality.

This is the intent to commit a wrongful act without a legitimate cause or excuse.

A woman took an intoxicated man into her home and allowed him to use the bathroom, knowing his intent was to inject heroin (she even gave him a spoon to help prepare his injection) . He emerged from the bathroom, collapsed, and was later dragged outside, where he died. The woman was found guilty of manslaughter. Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement specific to this woman's situation?

Mary fails to report suspected child abuse. Failure to report can lead to criminal liability by omission. Which omission would satisfy the actus reus requirement specific to Mary's situation?