Deck 7: Principals,accessories,and Attempt

Question 1

The term for the person who takes a less-active role in the participation of the crime,like the person driving the getaway car during an armed robbery of a bank,is the

A)principal in the first degree.
B)principal in the second degree.
C)accessory before the fact.
D)accessory after the fact.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When two or more people agree to commit a crime and take any action to further the crime along,even a legal action,this can be a crime.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Darrell and Toby enter a convenience store.Toby aims a gun at the store clerk and demands the money.Darrell has no weapon.Darrell is a principal in the first degree.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An accessory can be tried for a crime even though the principal was acquitted.

Question 5

One of the requirements of a conspiracy is that the parties carry out some activity to assist in the illegal design.This act is called

A)an illegal act.
B)an overt act.
C)a conspiratorial act.
D)a convergent act.

Question 6

Attempting to commit a crime is a crime in itself.

Question 7

When a person plans to commit a crime,this is an "attempt."

Question 8

A crime that may be committed when two or more people agree to commit a crime is called

A)solicitation.
B)conspiracy.
C)incitement.
D)duress.

Question 9

The legal test used to determine when a person has "committed" the offense of attempt to commit a crime is

A)substantial step.
B)proximate cause.
C)legal possibility.
D)physical location.

Question 10

When a person is "constructively present," this means that he or she helped to plan the crime,but is not involved in its commission.

Question 11

In some states,the category of accessory has been abolished in favor of the new designation

A)principal.
B)codefendant.
C)accomplice.
D)co-suspect.

Question 12

Discussing the "perfect" crime with another person is a crime in itself.

Question 13

The term for the person who actually commits the crime is the

A)principal in the first degree.
B)principal in deus unum
C)accessory before the fact.
D)accessory after the fact.

Question 14

When John draws a plan of a local bank,he has committed the crime of attempted armed robbery.

Question 15

Dan is waiting in the getaway car,while Carl robs a local bank.Classify Dan's level of complicity in the crime.

A)Principal in the first degree
B)Principal in the second degree
C)Accessory before the fact
D)Accessory after the fact

Question 16

(Same facts as in Question 8).Carl is tried for armed robbery and is acquitted.Can Dan be tried next?

A)No,because Carl,the principal,was acquitted.
B)No,because Dan's guilt derives from Carl's guilt and Carl has been found not guilty.
C)Yes,because Dan falls under "Wharton's rule."
D)Yes,because the law allows a trial of a principal in the second degree even when the principal in the first degree has been acquitted.

Question 17

The term for the person who helps the principal plan the crime,and who may also provide resources,advice,or counseling to the principal,but is not present when the crime occurs is the

A)principal in the first degree.
B)principal in the second degree.
C)accessory before the fact.
D)accessory after the fact.

Question 18

It is a crime to ask another person to commit a crime.

Question 19

The rule that prohibits the prosecution of two people as conspirators when it actually takes two people to commit the crime is the

A)conspiracy rule.
B)overt action rule.
C)Wharton's rule.
D)Cardozo's rule.