FL Bar Criminal Law and Procedure

Question 1

Under Miranda v. Arizona, police must advise a suspect of their rights before:

Accepted Answer

Custodial interrogation

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Any arrest

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Investigatory stop

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Booking

Question 2

Which element distinguishes murder from voluntary manslaughter under common law?

Accepted Answer

The presence or absence of adequate provocation with heat of passion

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The defendant's mental state

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Whether a weapon was used

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The victim's identity

Question 3

Under the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule established in Mapp v. Ohio, illegally obtained evidence is:

Accepted Answer

Inadmissible in state and federal criminal proceedings

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Admissible if reliable

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Only inadmissible in federal court

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Admissible with a limiting instruction

Question 4

The felony murder rule imposes liability for murder when a defendant:

Accepted Answer

Causes a death during the commission of an inherently dangerous felony

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Plans a murder in advance

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Intentionally harms but does not kill

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Acts with depraved indifference

Question 5

Under Florida law, a warrantless arrest in a home generally requires:

Accepted Answer

Consent or exigent circumstances in addition to probable cause

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Probable cause alone

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Reasonable suspicion

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A grand jury indictment

Question 6

Which mens rea element requires conscious awareness and disregard of a substantial and unjustifiable risk?

Accepted Answer

Recklessly

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Purposely

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Knowingly

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Negligently