BLAW 210 WSU GRIFF EXAM 4 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

felony - a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) violation/infraction - Least serious crime, punishable most often by a fine malum en se - "wrong in itself" - no one has to tell you that murdering is bad, you should just know to not kill someone Malum Prohibitum - wrong because the law says its wrong - drinking under 21 is wrong because thats what the law says actus reus - a type of intent crime that states you have to do the thing - if youre being charged for murder and no one is actually dead, you cannot be convicted mens rea - a type of intent crime that states you have to intend to do what you shouldn't (or not do what you should) - specific intent (you purposefully ran someone over - murder) - general intent (you accidentally ran someone over - manslaughter) first degree murder - planned out a killing with premeditation second degree murder - killing done with malice but without thinking it out first (no premeditation) - find spouse cheating, go downstairs to gun safe, kill the bastard right there in bedvoluntary manslaughter -intentional killing in the heat of passion - find spouse cheating, beat her with the lampshade by bed until she is dead involuntary manslaughter - unintentional killing due to reckless or negligent behavior - I intended to get drunk, I intended to drive, I did not intend to run over Dave and kill him