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Substantive Criminal Law Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following is an element of extortion under Michigan law?

    Answer: Obtaining property through threat of future harm or exposure of damaging information

    Extortion involves obtaining property or compliance through threats of future harm, damage to reputation, or other coercive threats.

  2. A suspect is charged with 'receiving and concealing stolen property.' Which element is essential for conviction?

    Answer: The suspect must have known or had reason to know the property was stolen

    To convict of receiving stolen property, the prosecution must prove the defendant knew or had reason to know the property was stolen when receiving it.

  3. Under Michigan law, which best describes the crime of stalking?

    Answer: A willful course of conduct involving repeated harassment that causes a reasonable person to feel terrorized or threatened

    Michigan's stalking statute requires a course of conduct — repeated harassment — that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.

  4. The 'year and a day' rule in traditional murder law:

    Answer: Requires the victim die within a year and a day of the harmful act for murder charges

    The common law year-and-a-day rule required the victim to die within a year and a day of the act; Michigan has largely abandoned this rule by statute.

  5. Which scenario best illustrates 'criminal negligence'?

    Answer: Failing to notice a risk that a reasonable person would have recognized, resulting in serious harm

    Criminal negligence involves a gross failure to perceive a substantial risk — a deviation from reasonable care so serious it warrants criminal liability.

  6. Michigan's statute on carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) without a license is a:

    Answer: Felony

    Carrying a concealed pistol without a license is a felony under MCL 750.227, punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment.

  7. A person is charged with 'criminal sexual conduct in the first degree' in Michigan. Which factor could elevate CSC to first degree?

    Answer: The defendant used a weapon or caused personal injury during the sexual act

    CSC first degree can be charged when the defendant used a weapon, was armed with a dangerous weapon, or caused personal injury to the victim during the sexual act.