Crimes against the person Flashcards
Killing done with malice but without premeditation
Second degree murder
Killings as a result of the failure to use reasonable care
Negligent homicide
Deliberate taking of one’s own life
suicude
Sexual intercourse committed by force without consent
rape
Killing that is premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice
first degree murder
Attempting or threatening to carry out a physical attack upon another person
assault
Sexual assault by someone known to the victim
date or acquaintance rape
The killing of one person by another
homicide
Killing as part of the commission of certain serious crimes
felony murder
The deliberate intent to harm someone
malice
The failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care
negligence
Following or harassing another person
stalking
Sexual intercourse with an underage person
statutory rape
Killing that would be murder except that it occurs after the victim has done something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose self-control
voluntary manslaughter
Unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another without consent
battery
