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Categories
- 1. General Principals
- 2. Accomplice Liability
- 3. Inchoate Offenses
- 4. Crimes Against Persons
- 5. Crimes Against Property
- 6. Defenses
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1. General Principals
- a. Actus Reus
- b. Mens Rea
- c. Concurrence
- d. Causation
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2. Accomplice Liability
- a. Common law: conv. of principal req.
- b. Modern statutes: Prin. & accomplice liability., accessory after fact lesser charge
- c. Withdrawal: repudiation for encouragement, attempt prevention for participation
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3. Inchoate Offenses
- a. Solicitation
- b. Conspiracy
- c. Attempt
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4. Crimes Against Persons
- a. Homicide
- b. Assault
- c. Battery
- d. False Imprisonment
- e. Kidnapping
- f. Mayhem
- g. Rape
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5. Crimes Against Property
- a. Larceny
- b. Embezzlement
- c. False Pretenses
- d. Rec. Stolen Property
- e. Robbery
- f. Extortion
- g. Arson
- h. Burglary
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6. Defenses
- a. Self defense
- b. Defense of others
- c. Defense of property
- d. Crime prevention
- e. Arrests
- f. Resisting unlawful arrest
- g. Insanity
- h. Intoxication
- i. Infancy
- j. Durress
- k. Mistake
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4a. Homicide
- 1. Unlawful killing of another
- 2. with Malice
- 3. by D
Malice: intent to kill, GBI, reckless disregard, felony murder: BARRK.
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4b. Assault
- 1. attempted battery, or
- 2. intent to create imminent apprehension of bodily harm
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4c. Battery
- 1. unlawful application of force
- 2. resulting in an offensive touching or bodily injury
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4d. False Imprisonment
- Unlawful confinement of a person
- without consent
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4e. Kidnapping
- Unlawful confinement
- with movement or concealment of victim
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4f. Mayhem
Dismemberment or disfigurement of a bodily part
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4g. Rape
- Unlawful carnal knowledge
- of a woman by a man
- not her husband
- without consent
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5a. Larceny
- 1. Trespassory taking
- 2. Carrying away
- 3. Intent to permanently deprive
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5b. Embezzlement
- 1. Fradulent conversion
- 2. of another's personal property
- 3. by person in lawful possession
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5c. False Pretenses
- 1. Obtaining title
- 2. to property of another
- 3. intentional false statement
- 4. with intent to defraud
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5d. Receiving Stolen Property
- 1. Receipt of stolen property
- 2. known to be obtained illegally
- 3. with intent to permanently deprive owner
(property must be stolen at time of receipt or attempt only)
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5e. Robbery
- 1. Taking of another's property
- 2. from other's person or presence
- 3. by force or immediate threat of force
- 4. with intent to permanently deprive
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5f. Extortion
- 1. Obtaining another's property
- 2. by means of threat to do harm or expose information
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5g. ARson
- 1. Malicious (intentional or reckless disregard)
- 2. burning
- 3. of another's dwelling
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5h. Burglary
- 1. Breaking and entering
- 2. of a dwelling of another
- 3. at night
- 4. with the intent to commit a felony therein
Modern: no dwelling, night, or felony required.
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6a. Self Defense
Reasonable force may be used to protect oneself against imminent unlawful injury
Deadly force: no duty to retreat, aggressors must withdraw and communicate, or have their non-deadly force met with deadly w/ no chance to withdraw
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6b. Defense of others
If you reasonably believe other has right to self defense
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6g. Insanity
MAID
- 1. M'Naughten - lack understanding of actions
- 2. ALI - lack understanding or conform conduct
- 3. Irresistible impulse - unable to conform conduct
- 4. Durham product - crime a product of mental illness
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6h. Intoxication
- 1. Voluntary - specific intent
- 2. Involuntary - all crimes
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6i. Infancy
- 1. 0-7 - no liability
- 2. 7-14 - rebuttable presumption
- 3. 14+ - adult
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6k. Mistake
- 1. Fact: specific intent, reasonable for general intent
- 2. Law: generally not a defense
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