2nd Trimester NYPD Latest Update Graded A+
Question : Defense Types.
CORRECT ANSWER : Justification, Infancy, 99%/Mental
Disease&Defect, Entrapment 51%
Question : Infancy
CORRECT ANSWER : Defendant is not criminally liable
due to their age:- less than 7: no criminal responsibility. - 7-
15: Juvenile Delinquency (13,14,15 certain felonies are
juvenile offenders) - 16 or older: charged as adults.
Question : Entrapment
CORRECT ANSWER : Occurs when a defendant is actively
induced, encouraged, or lured by a public servant to commit an illegal act.
Question : Elements of an offense
CORRECT ANSWER : Written law - defining the
offenseAct - constituting the external physical part of a crime
committed by the offender. Mental element - the offender's state of mind toward the act.Result - injury or potential for injury produced by the actCausal Relationship - between the unlawful act, the result, and the underlying mental element.
Question : Attempt to commit a crime.
CORRECT ANSWER : A change of attempt to commit a
crime will reduce the charge by one class.ex: Class A felony
to Class B Felony.
Question : Attempt
CORRECT ANSWER : Engages in conduct which tends to
effect the commission of such crime.
Question : Forcible Touching (M)
CORRECT ANSWER : intentionally and for no legitimate
purpose, squeezes, grabs or pinches the sexual or other intimate parts of another person.
Question : Facilitating a sex offense with a controlled
substance (F)
CORRECT ANSWER : Knowingly give victim substance
without consent. Intent to commit felony sex offense.
Question : Lack of consent.
CORRECT ANSWER : Mentally disabledMentally
incapacitated Physically helplessForcible compulsionunderageoffice of children and family serviceshealth/mental health care providercorrectional facility vulnerable person
Question : Sexual abuse (M)
CORRECT ANSWER : a person subjects another person to
sexual contact:victim is over 10 but less than 17 yrs oldvictim
is incapable of consent for reasons other than age (mentally disabled or incapacitated)without consent
Question : Sexual abuse (F)
CORRECT ANSWER : a person subjects another person to
sexual contact: by forcible compulsionvictim physically
helplessvictim is less than 11 yrs oldvictim is less than 13 yrs old and the actor is 21 or older.
Question : Aggravated Sexual Abuse (F)
CORRECT ANSWER : when a person insert:a foreign object (whether or not causing physical injury) or a finger (causing PI or SPI) into another person's"PURV"PenisUrethraRectumVagina without consent.
Question : Accessorial conduct
CORRECT ANSWER : acting with the mental culpability
for the commission of an offense. Directs or aids another person to engage in an offense. "acting in concert"Individuals acting with the same mental state are both guilty of an offense.
Question : Statute of limitations
CORRECT ANSWER : class a and certain b felonies = no
time limitcertain class b and c,d,e felony = 5 yearsmisdemeanor = 2 yrspetty offense = 1 yr