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Decks in this class (14)

Preliminary Matters (Jurisdiction, BoP, Classification)
Jurisdiction a crime may be prose...,
Bop re elements of the crime,
Ny divides its defenses into two ...
6  cards
Essential Elements of Crime: THE ACT REQUIREMENT
Physical acts,
Omissions a failure to act can be...,
5 ways a legal duty to act arises
3  cards
Essential Elements of Crime: MENTAL STATES
Common law mental states 4 what a...,
The 11 common law specific intent...,
What are the two defenses availab...
7  cards
Essential Elements of Crime: CAUSATION & CONCURRENCE
Actual but for causation what is ...,
Proximate legal causation rule in...,
The concurrence principle what is...
3  cards
Crimes Against the Person: ASSAULT & BATTERY
Elements common law battery,
Elements common law assault 2 ver...
2  cards
Crimes Against the Person: MBE HOMICIDE
The year and a day rule,
Common law murder,
Malice aforethought for cl murder...
12  cards
Crimes Against the Person: CONFINEMENT & SEX OFFENSES
Common law false imprisonment ele...,
Common law kidnapping elements me...,
Common law rape elements mental s...
4  cards
Property Crime: COMMON LAW THEFT CRIMES
Cl larceny 7 elements,
Cl larceny erroneous takings rule,
Cl larceny the continuing trespas...
8  cards
Property Crimes: Habitation Offenses [ARSON, BURGLARY]
Common law burglary,
Modern statutory changes to cl bu...,
Common law arson def state of min...
3  cards
Property Crimes: POSSESSORY OFFENSES
Mbe possession of contraband mean...,
Mbe ny criminal receipt possessio...
2  cards
ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY
Who is an accomplice what is thei...,
When is a person not an accomplice 3,
Scope of accomplice liability mbe ny
6  cards
Inchoate Offense: SOLICITATION, CONSPIRACY, ATTEMPT
Solicitation,
Does solicitation merge,
Conspiracy def mental state
15  cards
Capacity Defenses
Insanity m naghten test majority,
Insanity irresistible impulse test,
Insanity mpc test note mpc requir...
6  cards
Other Defenses
Mistake of fact common law,
Mistake of law common law and new...,
Self defense justification the ru...
15  cards

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