KS Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 3

Question 1

In Kansas, the crime of battery requires:

Accepted Answer

Intentional harmful or offensive contact with another person

Answer

Kansas battery is intentionally causing bodily harm or offensive physical contact with another person.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about accomplice liability is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

An accomplice can be convicted even if the principal is acquitted

Answer

An accomplice may be convicted regardless of the principal's acquittal because each person's guilt is determined individually.

Question 3

Under the exclusionary rule, which of the following is an exception that allows illegally obtained evidence to be admitted?

Accepted Answer

The evidence would have been inevitably discovered by lawful means

Answer

The inevitable discovery doctrine allows admission of unlawfully obtained evidence if the prosecution proves it would have been found through lawful means.

Question 4

In a Kansas criminal trial, which standard applies to affirmative defenses such as self-defense?

Accepted Answer

The defendant must present sufficient evidence to raise the defense; the state then disproves it beyond a reasonable doubt

Answer

In Kansas, once a defendant produces sufficient evidence to raise a defense like self-defense, the prosecution must disprove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Question 5

A warrantless search of a car is permissible under the automobile exception when:

Accepted Answer

Police have probable cause to believe it contains contraband or evidence of a crime

Answer

The automobile exception permits a warrantless search of any part of the vehicle where contraband or evidence might be found when police have probable cause.

(KS Bar) Kansas Bar Exam Practice Test

(KS Bar) Kansas Bar Exam Practice Test

KS Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 3