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In the federal system and in many states, a defendant must put the government on notice that he or she intends to seek at trial an acquittal due to insanity.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the defendant’s burden of production with regard to affirmative defenses?

Diminished capacity is a defense based on a lack of:

What is the test for insanity that requires a defendant to show that he or she did not understand the nature and quality of his or her act or that the act was wrong?

In the proving of entrapment, evidence of criminal history is more important to the objective test than to the subjective test.

Today, nearly every jurisdiction punishes

“Fighting words” are those that tend to cause an immediate breach of the peace because by their nature they are likely to cause an immediate and violent reaction by a person hearing them.

Possession of drugs with intent to sell or deliver is usually punished more severely than “simple” possession.  The added penalty attaches because of a higher ______________.

A law prohibiting which of the following would be most likely to be constitutional?

One who promotes prostitution is usually punished less severely than the prostitute or the customer.