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PC-26 LIST 4 TO 6 EXEPTION TO TO THE RULE ALL PERSONS ARE CAPABLE OF COMMITING A CRIME EXEPT:
- children under the age of 14
- person who mentally incapacitated
- ignorance or mistake of fact
- unconcious (sleep walking)
- accidental or misfortune
- treats, duress, coertion.
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DESCRIBE THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF CRIMES COMMITTED UNDER THREATS, COERCION, DURESS. IS IT DEFENCE TO ALL CRIMES?
- NO. NO AMOUNT OF THREATS, COERCION, OR DURESS WILL RELIEVE A PERSON WHO commit a crime punishable by death.
- "CANT TRADE A LIFE FOR A LIFE". NEEDS TO BE AN IMEDIATE THREAT.
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WHO HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN AN INSANITY DEFENSE AND HOW MUCH EVIDENCE MUST BE PRESENTED TO ESTABLISH SAME?
- California requires the defendant to prove by preponderence of evidence that the defendant was incapable of:
- 1. understanding nature/quality of act
- 2. distinguish right/wrong at the time of act
- (M'Naghten Rule is the test for insanity in california. )
- *temporaty insanity allowed in ca*
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At what age can a juvenile be tried as an adult?
California - Anyone 14 years and older can be tried as an adult for serious crimes. Examples of serious crimes include murder, robbery with a weapon, and rape.
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List 3 types of INTENT.
- General intent
- Specific intent
- Tranferred/ contructive intent
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What is TRANSFERED/CONSTRUCTIVE intent?
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WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF RESISTING ARREST?
- anyone who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public, peace, officer or emergency medical technician in the performance of his dudy.
- Ex. giving false I.D
- posting official address on internet
- touches gun unfasten or picks up gun.
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Elements of impersonating a police officer are
- 146. Every public officer, or person pretending to be a public officer, who, under the pretense uniform, badge or I.D of officer is guilty of a misdemeanor:
- (a) Arrests any person or detains that person against his or her will.
- (b) Seizes or levies upon any property.
- (c) Dispossesses any one of any lands or tenements
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What is EXCLUSIONARY rule?
The exclusionary rule is designed to exclude evidence obtained in violation of a criminal defendant's Fourth Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement personnel. If the search of a criminal suspect is unreasonable, the evidence obtained in the search will be excluded from trial.
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WHO CAN ENFORCE STATE LAWS?
- SHERIFF,DEPUTY SHERIFF,POLICE, MARSHALL,INPECTOR, INVESTIGATOR, PEACE OFFICER.
- ( NOT PAROLE OR PROBATION)
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WHAT IS LAWFUL ARREST?
- taking a person into custody, in case and in the manner authorized by law. An arrest may be a peace officer or by a private person.
- (PC- 835: actual restraint, submission into custody, officer may use reasonable force to effect arrest.
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LIST 4 PROBABLE CAUSES THAT OFFICERS USE TO AVOID GETTING SUED.
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WHAT IS THE TIME LIMIT THAT AN ACCUSED MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE A MAGISTRATE?
If not realease must be take before a judge within 48 hours following arrest this excludes sundays and holidays.
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WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF DISTURBING THE PEACE?
- Unlawfully fighting in a public space
- or challenging another perosn to fight in a public place
- maliciously and willfully disturbs another w/loud unreasonable noise
- using offensice words in publics place with causes violent reaction.
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WHAT IS STARE DECISIS?
"adhering to precedent" It means the previously decided cases are to have great impact and influence on the decision of current cases.
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WHICH ARE THE 3 CATEGORIES OF CRIME?
- Crime is divided into:
- FELONY
- MISDEADMEANOR
- INFRACTION
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WHAT IS CORPUS DELICTI?
Its the concentual elements of a crime.
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WHICH ARE THE 5 PENALTIES OF CRIME?
- Death
- Imprisonment
- Fine
- Removal from office
- Disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit in this state.
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How can a person be an obstruction to justice?
- Perjury
- subortination of perjury
- bribery
- falsification of evidence
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WHAT IS CONSPIRACY? a felony
- Two or more persons agreeing to commit any crime where at least one of the does an overact in furtherance of the cospiracy.
- Helop to plan a crime
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What are the elements of perjury?
- knowingly making false statements (oral or written)
- under oath or penalty of perjury
- w/ respect to a false material
- before competent legal tirbunal proceding or person
- testimony, declaration, certification
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What is arrest?
To take a person into custody , in a case an in a manner authorized by law. it requires "probable cause"
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What is subornation of perjury?
When a person willfully procures another person to commit perjury.
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WHAT IS DETENTION?
A seizure under the 4th amendment that requires a minimum "reasonable suspicion" may do a pat down on outher clothes.
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What are principles? all people in felony/ misdemeanor
all persons concerned in the commission of a crime who are involved in planing, preparation, carry out, aid and abets advises and encourages druges to do crime, threats another to do crime.
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What element constitutes the crime of accessory?
- after the fact of a felony only and was not present at the crime.
- Any person that harbors, conceals, that has knowledge and helps the felon.
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What is an ACCOMPLICE?
- is present at the time of the crime!! AKA SNITCH
- a person who promotes, encourages, or instigates by act or advices the commission w/knowledge of the unlawful act and has common intent as the principle. NEED THE TESTIMONY.
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WHAT IS A FEIGN ACCOMPLICE?
a person that participates in a crime in a purpose to help gather information and evidence in the purpose of prosecution only. undercover officer
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF AN ACCOMPLICE AND AND A PRINCIPLE?
PRINCIPLE COMMITS THE CRIME AND ACCOMPLICE HELP CRIMINAL TO COMMIT THE CRIME.
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WHAT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF PROWLING?
misdemeanor
- Any person who liters, prowls or wanders
- on private property at ANY TIME
- without visible or lawful business w/ owner or occupant
- owner does not have to be present
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When is freedom of speech illegal?
when people use words that are offensive and can cause a fight or inflict injury such words as "fighting words"
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What are the 4 defences to civil action the police take to avoid getting sued.
- probable cause
- self defence
- reasonable force in affectiong arrest
- coersice interogation
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Under what amendment is consentual contact.
its under the 4th amendment.
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What are the legal procedures to enter a home?
- warrant
- consent
- parole
- probation
- exigent (urgent or emergency)
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WHAT HAPPEN IN THE CASE OF TERRY VS. OHIO?
It establish that a pat down may happen while a person is in detention if officer has a suspicion that person may be dangerous or is armed. the pat down is on outer clothes only.
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WHAT IS CONSIDERED A TRESSPASS?
when a person is asked to leave and refuses to leave it becomes a tresspass.
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