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Criminal Law

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Decks in this class (27)

General Info. of Crim. Law
Criminal law 1,
Crime 2,
Presumption of innocence 3
13  cards
Principles of Punishment
Punishment 1,
Deterrence 2,
General deterrence 3
15  cards
Principles/Doctrine
Six doctrines of a component of a...,
Principle of legality 2,
Doctrine of void for vagueness 3
7  cards
Components of a Crime + Actus Reas
Components of a crime 1,
Type of crime 2,
Result crime 3
14  cards
Mens Rea (Difference between CL and MPC)
Mens rea 1,
Proving culpability 2,
Common law mens rea 3
30  cards
Causation
Actual cause 1,
Proximate cause 2,
Substantial factor test 3
18  cards
Homicide
Intentional Killings
15  cards
Rape
Common law rape definition 1,
Resistance 2,
Fraud in the factum 3
11  cards
General Defenses to Crime
Two types of defenses 1,
Affirmative defenses 2,
Failure of proof 3
3  cards
Affirmative Defenses
Affirmative defenses 1,
Justification defenses 2,
Common structure for jd 3
4  cards
Self Defense
Common law self defense 1,
Person not eligible for self defe...,
Aggressors cl 3
16  cards
Defense of Another
Defense of another 1,
Reasonable appearance rule 2,
Alter ego rule 3
4  cards
Necessity
Cl necessity defense elements 1,
Prinicples 2,
Mpc choice of evils defense 3
5  cards
Durress
Elements of duress cl 1,
Duress mpc 2,
Mpc difference to cl 3
4  cards
Insanity
Competency 1,
Effect of temporary incompetence 2,
Effect of permanent incompetence 3
12  cards
Involuntary Intoxication
Involuntary intoxication 1,
Coerced intoxication 2,
Intoxication by innocent mistake 3
6  cards
Failure of Proof Defenses
Failure of proof defenses 1,
Voluntary intoxication 2,
Voluntariness 3
6  cards
Inchoate Offenses
Inchoate offenses 1
1  cards
Attempts + Special Defense
Attempts 1,
Overt act 2,
Mens rea 3
14  cards
Solicitation
Solicitation 1,
Common law approach 2,
Mpc approach 3
3  cards
Conspiracy
Cl definition 1,
Mpc 2,
Agreement 3
6  cards
Capital Punishment
Eligible offenses 1,
What doesn t work 2,
Victim impact evidence 3
3  cards
Felony Murder
Felony murder 1,
Doctrine in its unlimted form 2,
Mpc and fm 3
9  cards
Unintentional Killings
Common law 1,
Mpc 2,
Mpc negligent homicide 3
5  cards
Manslaughter
Cl involuntary manslaughter 1,
Manslaughter 2,
Voluntary manslaughter vm 3
9  cards
Depraved Heart Murder
Common law 1,
Mpc 2,
Super recklessness depraved heart...
3  cards
UNIntentional Killings
Intentional killing 1,
Common law 2,
Mpc 3
3  cards

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