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DEATH AS AN EXPECTED OUTCOME

OF D’S CONDUCT, Think

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Murder

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DEATH AS AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME

OF D’S UNJUSTIFIED RISK CREATION, think

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THINK MANSLAUGHTER

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Murder elements

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unlawful killing + human being + malice

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Manslaughter elements

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unlawful killing + human being

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Actus reus for murder

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the act that results in the death

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Can assisting someone in suicide incur accomplice liability for assister?

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no, the death must be caused by someone other than victim (suicide is not homicide)

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In situations when a victim is already dying, any speeding up the death will be held to be

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The accelerating factor –> the actual cause of death

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if the victim died more than one year and one day after the defendant’s act that was the cause in fact of death

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Then the death is unforesseable and the ∆ is not the legal cause of the death

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A defendant who does not personally kill the victim may nonetheless be legally responsible for a killing in the following four circumstances

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(a) Accomplice to the actual killer may be held liable for homocide
(b) Conspiracy: where the reasonably foreseeable result of a conspiracy is a homicide + homicide committed in furtherance of the conspiracy. ALL MEMBERS can be held responsible for the homicide
(c) Substantial Factor: where both a 3rd party and ∆ together caused a victim’s death: both are the actual cause
(d) Co-Felon Liability: if the killing qualifies as a felony murder, non-killing co-felons may also be guilty of murder

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What is the mens rea for all murders?

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Malice (express or implied)

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Malice is established by proof of

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intent to kill;
intent to inflict grievous bodily harm; or
(depraved heart) an unintended killing resulting from extreme risk creation that manifests a wanton disregard for human life.

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Intent to kill established by

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  1. where the ∆ acts with purpose to kill or knowledge that conduct will kill
  2. Deadly Weapons Doctrine: inferred when ∆ uses a instrument designed to kill or used in a manner to inflict grievous bodily harm (can be superceeded by facts of other intent)
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intent to inflict grievous bodily harm can arise?

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intent to inflict grievous bodily harm can arise from

  1. conscious desire, or,
  2. substantial certainty that conduct will result in injury
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Depraved heart murder is

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Malice is implied where the defendant causes death as a result of an extreme risk creation that manifests a wanton disregard for human life.

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Depraved heart murder is an unintentional killing resulting from:
(3)

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reckless or grossly negligent conduct
\+
 that creates extreme risk to others
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wanton indifference to human life
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For felony murder, malice is established

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automatically by causing a death during the commission of the “right type of felony

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Felony murder elements

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Unintentional injury that results in killing
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Proximately caused
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During the attempt, commission, flight from
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Inherently dangerous felony

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Right type of felonies for felony murder rule

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  1. Listed in the murder statute

2. Be independent of the killing + inherently dangerous

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When is a felony independent of the killing and inherently dangerous

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If the primary purpose is serious physical harm, then not in the list of felonies for felony murder

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When is a felony inherently dangerous?

(2) tests

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This test is satisfied when the inevitable secondary effect of the felony is serious risk to human life.

  1. Abstract test (is it dangerous in the abstract?) (majority)
  2. Context test
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Felonies that generally qualify for felony murder

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BARRK

  1. Burglary
  2. Arson
  3. Rape
  4. Robbery
  5. Kidnapping
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For purposes of felony-murder, the felony starts

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When the ∆ could be convicted of attempting the underlying felony, there is no requirement that the felony be completed

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The felony is deemed to have terminated, when

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the felon has reached a temporary place of safety (no longer in immediate flight)
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The felony is no longer ongoing

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Felony murder Co-Felon liability occurs

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When a victim is killed at the hand of one felon or another person, co-felon felony murder liability for that killing will vary depending on jurisdiction.

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Majority rule for felony murder co-felon liability
Agency Rule Felony murder liability is limited to the hand of the co felon ≠ liability for killings committed by non-felons
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Minority rule/Traditional for felony murder co-felon liability
All felons were liable for any homicide that occurred during the perpetration of the felony. Any death proximately caused by the felony was attributed to all co-felons.
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Non-Violent Felon Exception applies when
A minority of common law jurisdictions exempt from felony murder liability a non-violent co-felon, for example, one who was not armed + and did not participate in or have any knowledge of the co-felon’s intentions
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Deserving Victim Exception applies when
A minority of common law jurisdictions also exempt from felony murder liability a killing of a co-felon (remember this as the “deserving victim” exception).
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Redline Limitation applies when
Minority jurisdictions apply a limited form of the agency doctrine, exempting from felony murder liability killings at the hand of a non-felon when the killing : a justifiable or excusable homicide on the theory that there is no unlawful killing to attribute to the felons (e.g. shop keep kills a
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First Degree Murder Elements
``` Premeditation intent to kill + deliberation on killing + Human + Unlawful + Malice + Specific intnet ```
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All murders require proof of what
Malice
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What is the difference between first and second degree murder?
If the murderer does any reflection or premeditation, even if the reflection is cursory and brief, he may be guilty of first-degree murder
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Premeditation requires | 2
There must be a thought about killing + Some amount of time has elapsed before killing
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Deliberation requires | 2
A rational thought about the killing + The ∆ makes the choice to kill
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Second-degree murder is
Second-degree murder is any killing with malice but without the requisite additional element to prove first-degree murder.
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Voluntary manslaughter is
An intentional killing that is mitigated by 1. adequate provocation; or, 2. diminished capacity 3. Imperfect self defense
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Adequate provocation: To trigger a sudden heat of passion, defendant must
Be adequately provoked (provocation that would lead an ordinary, reasonable person to lose self control) + Causal connection between provocation and killing (∆ actually provoked) + Killing must occur while rage is hot (reasonable person would not have cooled off and ∆ has not cooled off)
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Generally, there is adequate provocation when,
1. victim of a serious battery 2. sees spouse engaged in sexual conduct with another person 3. observes the serious physical injury of a close family member
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Are mere words enough for adequate provocation?
no
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mitigating circumstances that strip malice off of intent to kill and reduce what is normally murder to manslaughter: (2)
1. diminished mental capacity (minority of states); a mental disturbance short of insanity can nullify malice and murder is reduced to voluntary manslaughter 2. Imperfect self-defense: honest but unreasonable use of deadly force
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Involuntary manslaughter
an unintentional killing + unjustified risk creation
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Involuntary manslaughter risk creation requires proof that
(1) ∆ subjectively aware of the risk and ignores it (2) ∆ unaware but a reasonable person would have been aware (3) > than mere negligence
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Misdemeanor manslaughter
An unintentional killing that occurs during the commission or attempted commission + of a misdemeanor which is malum in se (evil in and of itself) or of a felony which is not of the inherently dangerous
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Assualt and battery are common law
misdemeanors
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Criminal battery is | 2
intentional or reckless or criminally negligent + unlawful application of force to another person
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Criminal battery is a general intent crime established by proof of the following: (3)
1. ∆ unlawfully applied force to the victim or ∆ set something in motion that applied force to the victim 2. state of mind: intentional or reckless or criminally negligent 3. with no legal justification or excuse
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Certain circumstances cause a simple battery (misdemeanor battery) to be elevated to an aggravated battery. Most commonly, these circumstances include: (3)
1. causing serious bodily injury, 2. ∆ uses a deadly weapon to commit the battery 3. ∆ batters special category of victim
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Common defenses to battery | 3
1. valid consent 2. Self defense or defense of others 3. The prevention of crime
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What are the two types of assaults
1. A failed attempted battery | 2. Fear of battery assault
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A failed attempted battery assault requires
that the defendant intended to commit the battery, it is no defense that the victim was not aware of the assault or that the defendant was not presently able to commit the battery.
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Fear of battery assault occurs when
∆ does not intend to commit a battery but | the defendant must act with threatening conduct intended to cause reasonable apprehension of imminent harm in the victim
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Is a conditional threat sufficient for fear of battery assault?
Generally not enough because it is not immediate
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When does the victim need to be aware of the threatened battery? When do they not?
In fear of battery, When the ∆ never actually intended to consummate the battery Not in a failed attemted battery
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When does a victim have a reasonable apprehension for fear of battery assault to occur?
The victim does not have to actually be afraid but rather to simply (and reasonably) anticipate or expect that the defendant’s act(s) will result in immediate bodily harm.
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A simple assault may rise to the level of an aggravated felony assault under certain circumstances. Most commonly, the circumstances include: (3)
(1) The defendant commits an assault with a dangerous weapon; (2) The defendant acts with the intent to rape or murder the victim; or (3) The victim is specially protected by the statute.
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What does the felony of mayhem require
intent to maim or do bodily injury accompanied by an act that either 1. disfigures victim; or, 2. disabling some part of the body that could be used for fighting
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False imprisonment occurs when | 3
``` confinement is intentional + confinement is against the law + Victim is completely or fully confined ```
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Kidnapping elements | 4
a. An unlawful b. Restraint of a person’s liberty c. By force or show of force d. So as to send the victim into another location.
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Rape elements
A reasonable person in the ∆'s situation would have known that the victim was not consenting (penetration)
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Defense to rape
Mistake of fact if, 1. Honest; and, 2. Reasonable
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Statutory rape occurs when
Strict liability where a female is under the statutorily prescribed age of consent (16) -intercourse constitutes statutory rape even if the ∆ expresses consent or ∆ mistakenly believes person is of legal age
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Bigamy occurs when
Strict Liability | Married to more than one person
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Mistake a defense to bigamy
Does not work
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Incest occurs when
there are sexual relations between individuals who are closely related to one another
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If you do not have premeditated or deliberate intent to kill, then you cannot have
1st degree murder
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Voluntary intoxication can affect what element of murder?
Deliberation
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When can an individual use non-deadly force to resist a police officer?
When the police officer is attempting an arrest and the individual does not know it is a police officer
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When does misdemeanor manslaughter rule apply?
When the underlying misdemeanor is "inherently wrong" and death is foreseeable given the misdemeanor
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Default degrees of murder
1st degree: Premeditated and Deliberate Murder | 2nd Degree: Depraved heart, substantial bodily injury
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What happens if you punch someone and, not intending to cause substantial bodily harm, they die?
Involuntary manslaughter

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