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Criminal Law
A group of people chosen at rando...,
French for to speak the truth thi...,
A willful or intentional state of...
24
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Homicide & Strict Liability
Rules authorizing conviction of m...,
Crimes do not contain mens rea re...,
Statutory crime not derived from ...
29
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Voluntary Manslaughter (Heat of Passion/Common Law) & Involuntary Manslaughter (Common Law/criminal negligence)
Intentional killing in which defe...,
Murder unless mitigating factor i...,
Provocation doctrine partial just...
12
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MPC Extreme Mental or Emotional Disturbance (MPC Manslaughter)
__________has burden of producing...,
Felony of second degree carrying ...,
Criminal homicide constitutes ___...
3
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Felony-Murder Rule (common Law)
One is guilty of murder if death ...,
Imposes liability for murder base...,
Killing can be done negligently o...
11
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Unlawful Act Doctrine (invol manslaughter similar to felony murder)
Person is guilty of involuntary m...,
Often referred to as misdemeanor ...,
Some states apply doctrine to all...
6
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Causation (Common Law)
To convict defendant of a result ...,
__________ is issue in result crimes,
_________ issues arise for most p...
20
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MPC Actual Cause
Under mpc defendant has not acted...,
When _______ causing result is el...,
When _________ causing result is ...
5
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Rape
Actual intercourse only males per...,
Original common law husband immun...,
General rule forcible rape is not...
15
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Attempt Crime
Incomplete or unsuccessful crimin...,
Happens when person with intent t...,
Attempt merges into target offens...
24
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Assault/Battery
Defendant commits battery when sh...,
Completed assault,
Result crime defendant needs to c...
16
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Solicitation
Person guilty of __________ if in...,
Common law solicitation was a ___...,
Essentially solicitation is _____...
13
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Conspiracy & Accomplice Liability
A person is an _________ in the c...,
Accomplice liability is derivativ...,
Accomplice ordinarily convicted o...
48
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Theft Crimes
1 trespassory 2 taking and carryi...,
Trespassory taking and carrying a...,
Specific intent offense actor mus...
41
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Mistake of Fact
Defendant not guilty of crime if ...,
Defendant not guilty of specific ...,
Defendant not guilty of general i...
8
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Mistake of Law
Subject to limited exceptions mis...,
Generally knowledge of the law is...,
Much tougher rule than for mistak...
8
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Insanity Defense
Person ___________ if lacks capac...,
Incompetency may be result of ___...,
Prosecutor defense judge may rais...
9
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Intoxication
Disturbance of mental or physical...,
___________ intoxication occurs w...,
Although voluntary intoxication i...
12
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Law Enforcement
______ may make arrest for felony...,
Felony arrests may be made with o...,
___________ misdemeanor arrests v...
14
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