AZ Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 2

Question 1

Under Batson v. Kentucky, a prosecutor may not use peremptory challenges to:

Accepted Answer

Strike jurors based on race

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Strike any juror without cause

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Challenge jurors who know the defendant

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Remove jurors who have prior jury experience

Question 2

The right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment attaches at:

Accepted Answer

The initiation of formal adversarial proceedings

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The moment of arrest

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Any police questioning

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The filing of an indictment only

Question 3

In Arizona, what distinguishes aggravated assault from simple assault?

Accepted Answer

The presence of aggravating factors such as use of a deadly weapon, serious physical injury, or assault on a protected class of victim

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Only the severity of the victim's injuries

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Whether the assault was premeditated

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The defendant's prior criminal history

Question 4

Entrapment as a defense requires the defendant to show:

Accepted Answer

That a government agent induced the defendant to commit a crime the defendant was not predisposed to commit

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That the defendant was coerced by threats of harm

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That the government agent committed the crime alongside the defendant

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That the defendant lacked the mental capacity to form criminal intent

Question 5

For a conviction to stand, the prosecution must prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt because of:

Accepted Answer

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as interpreted in In re Winship

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The Fourth Amendment

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The Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury

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The Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment

Question 6

Arizona's felony murder rule imposes first-degree murder liability when a killing occurs during:

Accepted Answer

One of the specifically enumerated felonies listed in A.R.S. § 13-1105

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Any felony offense

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A violent misdemeanor

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Any crime involving a weapon