A Person Cannot Be Convicted of a Crime Unless the Prosecution

question 16

True/False

A person cannot be convicted of a crime unless the prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt a concurrence of a voluntary act and the required mental state that actually and proximately caused the prohibited social harm.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of wrapping axons with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Conduction

Transfer of energy, such as heat, from one point to another without evident movement in the conducting body.

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous system that support and protect neurons.