Wrong Standard Common Student Myth
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
16021_motorboat-sinker-stephen · CRIMINAL · Choice AWhile mere negligence is insufficient to sustain a murder charge, it is sufficient to sustain a charge of involuntary manslaughter where it results in death.
Why it's attractive
Says mere negligence is sufficient for involuntary manslaughter. The standard is gross/criminal negligence (high and unreasonable risk). Cut as NOT_TRUE — flat misstatement of the criminal negligence threshold.
Why it's wrong
Says mere negligence is sufficient for involuntary manslaughter. The standard is gross/criminal negligence (high and unreasonable risk). Cut as NOT_TRUE — flat misstatement of the criminal negligence threshold.
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