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3) ________ is the legal principal that requires that courts be bound by their own earlier
decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them regarding subsequent
cases on similar issues and fact.
A) Jurisdiction
B) Stare decisis
C) Jurisprudence
D) Due process of law
4) The Model Penal Code outlines four ________: purposely, knowingly, reckless, and
negligent.
A) elements of crime
B) canons of construction
C) states of mind
D) conducts
5) ________ is not an essential element of a crime.
A) Concurrence