Proximate cause requires the result to be a consequence of an act and not simply a coincidence.

Common law never changes to meet societal values and expectations.

If two or more courts have jurisdiction over the same matter, they have _______________.

Appellate courts do not conduct trials.

The four mens rea under the Model Penal Code are purposeful, knowing, reckless, and neglignet.

John steals a controlled substance from a pharmacy for his wife, who is ill. They do not have the money to purchase the drug, which was prescribed by the wife’s physician. John’s intention of helping his wife is best characterized as his 

___________________ damages consist of the amount of money required to compensate a victim for his or her actual loss.

Which of the following are governed by court rules?

If Jim and Henry disagree about a referee’s call at a ballgame and Jim punches Henry, breaking his nose, Jim has committed both a crime and an intentional tort. 

The duty of the judicial branch is to __________ laws.