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1. Felony Crimes that carry a possible sentence of more than one year in jail.
2. Misdemeanor an ottense less serious than a felony and which may be punished by a
fine or
sentence to a local prison for less than one year
3. Common
Law Felony Those ottenses punishable by total forfeiture of land, goods, or both.
Include murder, manslaughter, rape, sodomy, mayhem, robbery,
arson, burglary, and larceny.
4. Malum in Se Crimes that are inherently dangerous, bad, or immoral in themselves. The
common law felonies are all examples because they involve acts
inherently dangerous.
5. Malum
Prohibi- tum Their prohibition is necessary to regulate the general welfare. Ex. You
cannot drive on the left side of the road.
6. Actus Reus 1. All crimes require that a defendant commit a voluntary criminal act,
the law
cannot punish mere criminal thoughts.
a. The act may be a positive act, such as hitting another, or an
omission, which is a failure to act when there is a legal duty to do so,
such as when a parent fails to seek medical care for her child.
7. Involuntary
Act MPC Convulsions and reflexes, hypnosis, being unconscious or asleep,
bodily move- ment not otherwise the product of the ettort or
determination of the actor.
8. Omission There is no duty to help another or to rescue a person from harm unless
the
defendant has a duty to act and fails to do so. A duty may come from a
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statute,
a status relationship, a contractual agreement, or voluntarily assuming the
care of another.
9. American
By- stander there is no legal duty on a person to summon aid or rescue someone
Rule who is in danger even if there is a moral obligation
10. 1. 1)personal relationship
2. 2)statute
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Exceptions to 3. 3)contract
American
By- stander 4. 4)voluntary assumption of care
Rule 5. 5)creation of peril
6. 6)control the conduct of others
7. 7)being a landowner
11. Actual
Posses- sion Actual physical dominion and control over the item means having it in one's
12. Constructive hand or pocket.
Pos- session
Constructive possession involves a situation in which the actor is at some
remove from the item. Then the definition changes to combine the power
13. Mens Rea and intention to control. We defined it as the ability to exercise dominion
(Culpa- bility) and control coupled with the intent to do so
The nonphysical element of a crime and usually addresses what the
defendant must have been thinking at the time she committed the actus
reus. The extent to which a defendant's mental state shows the
defendant deserves to be punished for his acts.
14. Maliciously (Com- The defendant realizes the risks her conduct creates and engages in the
conduct
mon Law) anyway. He could have foreseen the consequences of his actions but still
engaged in them.
1. Faulkner went into a ship's hold to steal some rum. He lit a match to see
where he was going and caused the ship to catch fire. He did not mean
to burn the ship, but he acted maliciously because he knew there was a
15. Intentionally
(Common risk of starting a fire.
Law)
1) Can mean that the defendant had the purpose to cause a specific
harmful result.
2) Also can refer to situations in which the defendant is aware of the
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harm she is likely to
cause, although that
harm is not her
primary aim.
1. Ex. If a
defendant wants to
kill her competitor
and she plants a
bomb on his plane.
2. Ex. If a defendant
wants to destroy the
briefcase her
competitor is carrying
and
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1. Felony Crimes that carry a possible sentence of more than one year in jail.
2. Misdemeanor an ottense less serious than a felony and which may be punished by a
fine or
sentence to a local prison for less than one year
3. Common
Law Felony Those ottenses punishable by total forfeiture of land, goods, or both.
Include murder, manslaughter, rape, sodomy, mayhem, robbery,
arson, burglary, and larceny.
4. Malum in Se Crimes that are inherently dangerous, bad, or immoral in themselves. The
common law felonies are all examples because they involve acts
inherently dangerous.
5. Malum
Prohibi- tum Their prohibition is necessary to regulate the general welfare. Ex. You
cannot drive on the left side of the road.
6. Actus Reus 1. All crimes require that a defendant commit a voluntary criminal act,
the law
cannot punish mere criminal thoughts.
a. The act may be a positive act, such as hitting another, or an
omission, which is a failure to act when there is a legal duty to do so,
such as when a parent fails to seek medical care for her child.
7. Involuntary
Act MPC Convulsions and reflexes, hypnosis, being unconscious or asleep,
bodily move- ment not otherwise the product of the ettort or
determination of the actor.
8. Omission There is no duty to help another or to rescue a person from harm unless
the
defendant has a duty to act and fails to do so. A duty may come from a
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statute,
a status relationship, a contractual agreement, or voluntarily assuming the
care of another.
9. American
By- stander there is no legal duty on a person to summon aid or rescue someone
Rule who is in danger even if there is a moral obligation
10. 1. 1)personal relationship
2. 2)statute
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Exceptions to 3. 3)contract
American
By- stander 4. 4)voluntary assumption of care
Rule 5. 5)creation of peril
6. 6)control the conduct of others
7. 7)being a landowner
11. Actual
Posses- sion Actual physical dominion and control over the item means having it in one's
12. Constructive hand or pocket.
Pos- session
Constructive possession involves a situation in which the actor is at some
remove from the item. Then the definition changes to combine the power
13. Mens Rea and intention to control. We defined it as the ability to exercise dominion
(Culpa- bility) and control coupled with the intent to do so
The nonphysical element of a crime and usually addresses what the
defendant must have been thinking at the time she committed the actus
reus. The extent to which a defendant's mental state shows the
defendant deserves to be punished for his acts.
14. Maliciously (Com- The defendant realizes the risks her conduct creates and engages in the
conduct
mon Law) anyway. He could have foreseen the consequences of his actions but still
engaged in them.
1. Faulkner went into a ship's hold to steal some rum. He lit a match to see
where he was going and caused the ship to catch fire. He did not mean
to burn the ship, but he acted maliciously because he knew there was a
15. Intentionally
(Common risk of starting a fire.
Law)
1) Can mean that the defendant had the purpose to cause a specific
harmful result.
2) Also can refer to situations in which the defendant is aware of the
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harm she is likely to
cause, although that
harm is not her
primary aim.
1. Ex. If a
defendant wants to
kill her competitor
and she plants a
bomb on his plane.
2. Ex. If a defendant
wants to destroy the
briefcase her
competitor is carrying
and
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