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When is a person guilty of an offense?

  • When the person has the requisite degree of culpability for each element
  • Both A and B (correct)
  • When the person's liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act
  • When the person's liability is based on conduct that includes an omission to perform an act or duty
  • When is culpability not required for a person to be guilty of an offense?

  • When the language defining an offense specifies a degree of culpability
  • When the language defining an offense plainly indicates a purpose to impose strict criminal liability
  • When the language defining an offense does not specify any degree of culpability and plainly indicates a purpose to impose strict criminal liability (correct)
  • When the language defining an offense does not specify any degree of culpability
  • What is established when the language defining an element of an offense related to knowledge or intent neither specifies culpability nor plainly indicates a purpose to impose strict liability?

  • The element of the offense is established only if a person has the requisite degree of culpability
  • The element of the offense is established only if a person acts recklessly (correct)
  • The element of the offense is established only if a person performs a voluntary act
  • The element of the offense is established only if a person performs an omission to perform an act or duty
  • Voluntary intoxication may be admissible as evidence to show whether or not the person was physically capable of performing the act with which the person is charged.

    <p>Voluntary intoxication is irrelevant in determining the existence of a mental state that is an element of a criminal offense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Possession is considered a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed, or was aware of the possessor's control of the thing possessed for a sufficient time to have ended possession.

    <p>Possession is considered a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'culpability' mean?

    <p>Purpose, knowledge, recklessness, or negligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is true about voluntary intoxication in determining the existence of a mental state that is an element of a criminal offense?

    <p>Voluntary intoxication cannot be taken into consideration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is considered an involuntary act?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'culpability' mean in this section?

    <p>Recklessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is a person guilty of an offense?

    <p>When the person has the requisite degree of culpability for each element.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is culpability not required for a person to be guilty of an offense?

    <p>When the language defining the offense does not specify any degree of culpability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is established when the language defining an element of an offense related to knowledge or intent neither specifies culpability nor plainly indicates a purpose to impose strict liability?

    <p>Recklessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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