The Latin maxim nulla poena sine lege , also known as the principle of legality, requires that:
A) there be no retroactive definition of criminal behavior by judicial decision.
B) statutory definitions of crime be made with judicial concurrence.
C) laws be written in plain English.
D) crimes must be committed before a law can be written which outlaws it.
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Q21: An ex post facto law is basically
Q22: The substantive criminal law:
A)defines the standards
Q23: Which is not one of the four
Q24: The Latin maxim nulla poena sine lege
Q25: To be enforceable, state criminal laws must
Q27: The equal protection clause applies:
A)to criminal
Q28: An example of private law is:
A)criminal
Q29: Which branch of the government enacts criminal
Q30: An unnecessarily broadly written law that invades
Q31: What is the name of the inherent
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