Understanding Self-Defense and Justification Defenses in Criminal Law, Quizzes of Criminal Law

Download Understanding Self-Defense and Justification Defenses in Criminal Law and more Quizzes Criminal Law in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Justification Defenses DEFINITION 1 Yes I did it, but heres why its okay that I did it. Consent and Self-defense are the justification defenses. TERM 2 Pleading the Alternative DEFINITION 2 Defendant didnt do it but if he did do it, it was self-defense. TERM 3 Negative Defense DEFINITION 3 I didnt do it. Prove I did beyond a reasonable doubt. TERM 4 Affirmative Defense DEFINITION 4 I did it, but This is where excuses and justifications come into play. TERM 5 Perfect Defense DEFINITION 5 Defense will aquit the defedant of all charges before the jury. TERM 6 Imperfect Defense DEFINITION 6 Aquits the defendant of some charges, or lowers charges (like from murder to manslaughter) TERM 7 Burden of Proof DEFINITION 7 Prosecutor must overcome the presumption that the defendant is innocent beyond a reasonable doubt. TERM 8 Burden of Production DEFINITION 8 If the defendant wants to assert an affirmative action they must provide evidence that this defense is valid and will stand. State now must overcome this beyond a reasonable doubt. TERM 9 Self Defense DEFINITION 9 A defendant may assert self-defense when he acts with reasonable force to defend himself from an unprovoked attack, honestly and responsibly believing he is in imminent danger of bodily injury. TERM 10 Self Defense: Unprovoked Attack DEFINITION 10 Defendant cant have been the aggressor in the attack. Words alone are not enough to count as provocation. If a defendant completely withdraws from an attack in which he was the aggressor, later, he may use self-defense.