​If a shopper in a store is falsely accused of shoplifting in public but no criminal charges were brought, it may give rise to a civil suit alleging:

Sam has a heated argument over an affair he claims his wife is having with his best friend. The argument escalates and Sam is overheard by the neighbors saying he wished his wife were dead. After repeatedly trying to get from Sam what happened to his wife, the best friend calls the police after two days, not seeing Sam’s wife during that time.​ That Sam’swife was not seen for two days by the neighbors, Sam, or Sam’sbest friend establishes:​

______ intent is required for the crime of theft.​

Billy is walking along the street and in front of him a woman is walking. Billy is wearing his running shoes so the woman does not suspect anything. He bolts ahead and grabs the woman’s purse, but the woman resists by holding on to the purse. Billy turns on the woman and shows her a knife. The woman immediately releases the purse and Billy turns and runs straight into a police officer, who arrests him. After Billy showed the knife, he now would be charged with:

Joe is driving in an area of town where prostitutes are known to frequent. Before long, he observes a woman dressed suggestively and waving at cars. He pulls over and begins a conversation with her. They agree to a price in exchange for sexual favors. Joe is later arrested by the police. The requirement that Joe register with state and local authorities as a sex offender is a result of:

Jason forcibly entered a building after business hours and proceeded to remove eight computers. He then sold these computers to Bill, who in turn sold them to Peggy. Peggy did not know the origin of the computers, but Bill did. Jason may be charged with a crime if he were found with:

Most statutes regarding the offense of sexual touching require the state to prove the touching was intentional, nonconsensual, and:

Sufficient provocation to reduce a charge of murder to that of manslaughter almost never includes:​

Susie is out at a night club she frequents and it is crowded. She feels the hands of another patron on her hip as he attempts to move past her. She asks the bouncer to detain the man as she dials 911. The police respond and when they arrive on the scene they arrest the man. The man in the bar may consider charging the bouncer and the bar with:​

Annie and her husband are fighting again. The husband drinks to excess and this upsets Annie. During the course of the argument, Annie picks up an ash tray and hits her husband on the temple, and hedies instantly. The police arrest Annie, but the prosecution has not charged her yet.​ In a criminal homicide prosecution, the state:​