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1. affirmative
A defense whereby the defendant otters new evidence to avoid
de- fense judgment.
2. perfect defense no criminal liability; only exists where by objective standards the
conduct/killing was necessary and reasonable
3. mitigating factors that tend to lessen the seriousness of an ottense. The
cir- presence of these factors must be considered by the judge or jury.
cumstances
4. retreat doctrine In the criminal law, the duty to retreat is a specific component which
sometimes appears in the defense of self-defense, and which must be
addressed if the defendant is to prove that his or her conduct was
justified. In those jurisdictions where the requirement exists, the
burden of proof is on the defense to show that the defendant was
acting reasonably. This is often taken to mean that the defendant had
first avoided conflict and secondly, had taken reasonable steps to
retreat and so demonstrated an intention not to fight before eventually
using force.
5. M'Nahgten rule A test applied to determine whether a person accused of a crime was
sane at the time of its commission and, therefore, criminally
responsible for the wrongdoing.
The M'Naghten rule is a test for criminal insanity. Under the M'Naghten
rule, a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if, at the
time of the alleged criminal act, the defendant was so deranged that
she did not know the nature or quality of her actions or, if she knew the
nature and quality of her actions, she was so deranged that she did not
know that what she was doing was wrong.
The M'Naghten rule on criminal insanity is named for Daniel
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M'Naghten, who, in 1843, tried to kill England's prime minister Sir
Robert Peel. M'Naghten thought Peel wanted to kill him, so he tried to
shoot Peel but instead shot and killed Peel's secretary, Edward
Drummond. Medical experts testified that M'Naghten was psychotic,
and M'Naghten was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
6.
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substantial ca- Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not
pacity test guilty due to insanity if, at the time of the killing, the defendant lacked
either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to
control the behavior.
7. voluntary
intoxi- cation 1) Can sometimes be used as a defense to specific intent crimes to
as a de- fense establish that the defendant was unable to form the requisite intent
as long as the defendant did not become intoxicate in order to
establish the defense.
2) It is not a defense to crimes requiring malice, recklessness,
negligence or crimes of strict liability
8. involuntary intox- 1.) the defendant did not know s/he was ingesting an intoxicant, OR
ication as a de- 2.) Defendant was forced to do so under duress.
fense Involuntary Intoxication IS a defense, but there must to no criminal intent or
intent/knowledge of becoming intoxicated.
9. subjective test
focuses on the predisposition of defendants to commit crimes
of entrapment
10. post- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can
traumatic devel- op after exposure to any event that results in psychological
stress trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to
disorder as a someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or
defense psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
As an ettect of psychological trauma, PTSD is less
frequent and more enduring than the more commonly seen acute stress
response. Diagnostic symptoms for PTSD include re-experiencing the
original trauma(s) through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of
stimuli associated with the trauma, and increased arousal - such as
diflculty falling or staying asleep, anger, and hypervigilance. Formal
diagnostic criteria (both DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) require that the
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1. affirmative
A defense whereby the defendant otters new evidence to avoid
de- fense judgment.
2. perfect defense no criminal liability; only exists where by objective standards the
conduct/killing was necessary and reasonable
3. mitigating factors that tend to lessen the seriousness of an ottense. The
cir- presence of these factors must be considered by the judge or jury.
cumstances
4. retreat doctrine In the criminal law, the duty to retreat is a specific component which
sometimes appears in the defense of self-defense, and which must be
addressed if the defendant is to prove that his or her conduct was
justified. In those jurisdictions where the requirement exists, the
burden of proof is on the defense to show that the defendant was
acting reasonably. This is often taken to mean that the defendant had
first avoided conflict and secondly, had taken reasonable steps to
retreat and so demonstrated an intention not to fight before eventually
using force.
5. M'Nahgten rule A test applied to determine whether a person accused of a crime was
sane at the time of its commission and, therefore, criminally
responsible for the wrongdoing.
The M'Naghten rule is a test for criminal insanity. Under the M'Naghten
rule, a criminal defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity if, at the
time of the alleged criminal act, the defendant was so deranged that
she did not know the nature or quality of her actions or, if she knew the
nature and quality of her actions, she was so deranged that she did not
know that what she was doing was wrong.
The M'Naghten rule on criminal insanity is named for Daniel
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M'Naghten, who, in 1843, tried to kill England's prime minister Sir
Robert Peel. M'Naghten thought Peel wanted to kill him, so he tried to
shoot Peel but instead shot and killed Peel's secretary, Edward
Drummond. Medical experts testified that M'Naghten was psychotic,
and M'Naghten was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
6.
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substantial ca- Part of the Model Penal Code; a test that provides that the defendant is not
pacity test guilty due to insanity if, at the time of the killing, the defendant lacked
either the ability to understand that the act was wrong or the ability to
control the behavior.
7. voluntary
intoxi- cation 1) Can sometimes be used as a defense to specific intent crimes to
as a de- fense establish that the defendant was unable to form the requisite intent
as long as the defendant did not become intoxicate in order to
establish the defense.
2) It is not a defense to crimes requiring malice, recklessness,
negligence or crimes of strict liability
8. involuntary intox- 1.) the defendant did not know s/he was ingesting an intoxicant, OR
ication as a de- 2.) Defendant was forced to do so under duress.
fense Involuntary Intoxication IS a defense, but there must to no criminal intent or
intent/knowledge of becoming intoxicated.
9. subjective test
focuses on the predisposition of defendants to commit crimes
of entrapment
10. post- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can
traumatic devel- op after exposure to any event that results in psychological
stress trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to
disorder as a someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or
defense psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's ability to cope.
As an ettect of psychological trauma, PTSD is less
frequent and more enduring than the more commonly seen acute stress
response. Diagnostic symptoms for PTSD include re-experiencing the
original trauma(s) through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of
stimuli associated with the trauma, and increased arousal - such as
diflculty falling or staying asleep, anger, and hypervigilance. Formal
diagnostic criteria (both DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) require that the
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