MCOLES Substantive Criminal Law 4

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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.

Question 5

Which scenario best illustrates 'criminal negligence'?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

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MCOLES Substantive Criminal Law 4