RI Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 5

Question 1

Under Rhode Island law and majority common law, which of the following is the correct rule for accomplice liability?

Accepted Answer

An accomplice is liable for the target crime and all reasonably foreseeable crimes committed by the principal

Answer

Accomplice liability extends to the target crime and all reasonably foreseeable crimes that naturally result from the criminal enterprise.

Question 2

The exclusionary rule, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, was established in:

Accepted Answer

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer

Mapp v. Ohio (1961) incorporated the exclusionary rule against the states via the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 3

A defendant charged with receiving stolen property must know or believe that the property was stolen. If the defendant is 'willfully blind' to the stolen nature of the goods, most jurisdictions hold that:

Accepted Answer

Willful blindness satisfies the knowledge requirement

Answer

The willful blindness (deliberate ignorance) doctrine treats conscious avoidance of knowledge as equivalent to actual knowledge for mens rea purposes.

Question 4

Under the Fifth Amendment, which of the following statements made during a custodial interrogation is admissible without Miranda warnings?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Answer

Voluntary statements and responses to routine booking questions are admissible without Miranda warnings; Miranda only applies to interrogation.

Question 5

Which of the following most accurately describes the 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Evidence obtained as a direct or indirect result of a Fourth Amendment violation is inadmissible

Answer

The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine excludes both the direct fruits and derivative evidence obtained as a result of a constitutional violation.

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RI Bar Criminal Law and Procedure 5