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MPTC Criminal Law Questions and Answers Graded A+ Crimes against the public are considered harmful to society because they interfere with social order or violate common morals, values, norms or customs of decency The victim for most crimes against the public is the public at large Common crimes a...

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  • December 17, 2023
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MPTC Criminal Law Questions and Answers Graded A+ Crimes against the public are considered harmful to society because ✔✔they interfere with social order or violate common morals, values, norms or customs of decency The victim for most crime s against the public is ✔✔the public at large Common crimes against the public include ✔✔• gambling • prostitution • disorderly conduct • weapons offenses • drug and alcohol crimes three types of perjury ✔✔false statements, inconsistent statements and false statement in a document (1) a public employee may never, with corrupt intent; (2) ask, demand or agree to receive anything of value; (3) in exchange for an official favor, fraud on a public agency or promising to take any action or official inaction ✔✔accepting a bribe a direct or indirect offer to provide something of value for official action or inaction. Commonwealth v. Qualter, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 970 (1985) ✔✔corrupt intent directly links a person to a crime and without the need of any additional evidence or inference. For example, a video recording of offender robbing the convenience store while holding a gun. ✔✔direct evidence relies on an inference to connect a conclusio n of fact ✔✔Circumstantial evidence tangible and may be direct or circumstantial includes objects, property or items seized at crime scenes or during searches ✔✔physical evidence evidence that may be direct or circumstantial. It includes first -hand stat ements made by victims, witnesses, suspects or police. ✔✔testimonial evidence Examples of testimonial evidence can include ✔✔• statements made directly to police • spontaneous utterances overheard by witnesses • written statements • interview and interrogation recordings when a victim, suspect or witness makes a statement about what he or she saw, heard or felt "firsthand" using his or her own senses. ✔✔Direct (Testimonial) Evidence evidence that suggests other facts from which re asonable inferences can be drawn. ✔✔circumstantial testimonial evidence "second -hand" knowledge repeated about what another person said about what he or she saw, heard or felt. ✔✔hearsay testimony

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