Solution Manual for Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional ISE Norman M. Garland

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Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional ISE Norman M. Garland
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Chapter 1-16 nb




Chapter 1 nb



Nature, Origins, Purposes, Structure, and Operation of the Criminal Justice System
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Chapter Objectives nb




After reading and studying this chapter, students should be able to accomplish the following
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objectives:
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1. State a basic definition of law. nb nb nb nb nb



2. Explain what distinguishes the criminal law from other law.
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3. Define the common law. nb nb nb



4. State the principle of legality. nb nb nb nb


5. Explain what the MPC is. nb nb nb nb



6. Describe the fundamental structure of the American criminal justice system.
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7. Name the four basic police functions. nb nb nb nb nb



8. State what is required for a law enforcement officer to arrest a suspect.
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9. State the purpose of a preliminary hearing.
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10. Describe the two alternative methods for charging serious crimes.
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11. List the three possible bases for a defendant‘s pretrial motion to dismiss.
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12. State the four possible grounds for appeal of a criminal conviction.
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13. State when a defendant is entitled to an attorney at trial.
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Chapter Outline nb




I. The Nature and Origins of Law
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In the United States today, most citizens understand the concept of law to consist of the
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following:
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 The federal, state, or local enactments of legislative bodies
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 The known decisions of the courts of the federal and state governments
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 Rules and regulations proclaimed by administrative bodies
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 Proclamations by executives of the federal, state, or local government nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb




Lawmakers distinguish between two types of rules: (1) religious and moral values and (2) rules
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created by government to protect individuals and promote social welfare. People recognize that
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some actions may be immoral even though they are not illegal. In addition, people
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generally believe that they should be able to live according to their religious principles,
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as long as their actions do not violate the law.
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A. Emergence of Written Law nb nb nb




From time immemorial, humankind has sought to minimize turmoil and chaos by the
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imposition of some set of rules by which to live. From the edicts of kings and
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conquerors to the U.S. Constitution, rules of conduct for society have been proclaimed
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and enforced.
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 Ancient Law: Although human societies have always had rules of conduct, the
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first known written laws are believed to be those found on clay tablets in Ur, one
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of the city- states of Sumeria. They were created about 5,000 years ago.
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 English and American Common Law: Every ancient nation eventually developed
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formal legal codes, and the American legal code derives primarily from that of
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England.
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 After William of Normandy conquered England in 1066, he established
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the eyre—that is, a court with judges who traveled throughout the
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kingdom once every seven years to hear cases as representatives of the
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 The decisions of these judges and of other members of the central judiciary
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created by the Normans to administer the law formed a large part of England‘s
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common law. nb



 Emergence of Modern Criminal Law: When the 13 colonies were
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established in America, they adopted England‘s common law.
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 As the colonies developed and the United States was formed, the law
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of the United States developed separately from the English common
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law tradition. Eventually, statutory law replaced common law to meet
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citizens‘ needs. nb nb




B. Civil Law versus Criminal Law
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Today, the U.S. judicial system provides for criminal law violations, also called crimes,
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and civil law violations, also called torts.
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 Criminal law is different from other types of law, and from civil law in
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particular, because it involves a violation of public rights and duties, which
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create a social harm.
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 Civil law deals with matters that are considered to be private concerns
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between individuals. It includes laws dealing with personal injury, contracts,
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and property, as well as administrative law. A violation of civil law is called
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II. Criminal Law in the United States
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The American and French revolutions stimulated a legislative movement in the area of criminal
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law. Of special concern was the severity of the criminal law: By 1800, more than 100
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different kinds of offenses were punishable by death under English law.
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A. Purpose of the Criminal Law nb nb nb nb




The underlying purpose of the criminal law is to prevent and control crime.
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 Substantive criminal law consists of those laws, mostly statutory, that define
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what constitutes criminal conduct subject to prosecution by the state and set
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forth the punishment for such criminal acts.
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 Procedural criminal law dictates the methods and the means by which the nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb nb



state proceeds, through the police, public administrators, and the courts,
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to enforce rights or duties of the substantive law.
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 A crime has been committed when the following elements are present:
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 A willful unlawful act, the actus reus. nb nb nb nb nb nb



 A guilty mind, the mens rea. The guilty mind element does not require
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intent to violate the law, but rather the intent to commit the act that the
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law prohibits. nb nb



 A concurrence of act and intent. nb nb nb nb nb



 The occurrence of harm to a person, property, or society.
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 A causal relationship between the criminal act and the harm.
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B. Statutory Criminal Law nb nb




The development of the common law of crimes that began in eleventh-century England
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continues to a smaller degree today, because some nonstatutory crimes are still
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recognized in some jurisdictions. Otherwise, the criminal law develops and is redefined
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by legislative enactment, often in response to societal pressures.
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C. The Principle of Legality
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Another reason for the decline of judicially created criminal law definitions is the
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principle of legality, which is a core concept of the American system of criminal
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justice. Under this principle, no one can be punished for an act that was not defined as
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criminal before the person did the act.
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D. Contemporary Applications of Common Law nb nb nb nb




Many states have abolished common law crimes, relying exclusively on statutory or
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code definitions. Even though the common law is but an antecedent to today‘s modern
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statutory criminal law in most jurisdictions, the common law definitions of crimes
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continue to play a role in understanding the criminal law.
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