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Criminal 1L PCU Flashcards

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Mayhem (Common Law)

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Maliciously depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him less able to fight

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Mayhem (Modern Law)

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The malicious maiming or disfiguring of another

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Aggravated Assault

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Assault with the intent to commit another crime against th person (use of deadly weapon, robbery, rapre, mayhem)

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Uttering

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Offering as genuine an instrument known to be false with the intent to defraud

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Dueling

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Fighting by previous arrangements with deadly weapons.

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False Pretenses

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The crime of knowingly obtaining title to another’s personal property by misrepresenting a fact with the intent to defraud.

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Assault

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The threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent, harmful or offensive contact

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Rape (Modern Law)

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An act of sexual intercourse with another without consent

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Rape (Common Law)

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Unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman against her will

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False Imprisonment

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Unlawful detention or confinement of another by physical barriers or force, or threat of force, or assertion of authority.

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Malicious Mischief

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Malicious destruction of, or damage to, the property of another, whether real or personal.

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Battery

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Intentional, harmful, offensive contact without consent causing damages to another.

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Malum Prohibitum

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An act that is criminalized because of statute. (ex. Parking violations, speeding).

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Malum In Se

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A crime or act that is inherently evil or immoral in of itself (ex. murder, rape, arson).

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Motive

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That which induces the crime.

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Vacarious Liabilty

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Liability based on the relationship of the parties.

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Criminal Negligence

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Conduct that falls so far short of social acceptability that it will be held as criminal.

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Scienter

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A degree of knowledge that makes a person legally responsible for his/her acts or omissions.

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Corpus Delicti

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The body of the crime. The physical evidence a crime has been committed.

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Pinkerton’s Rule

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Each person liable for acts in furtherance of conspiracy - natural and probable consequences (foreseeable).

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Embezzlement

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Fraudulent conversion of rightfully entrusted property.

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Conspiracy

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An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act.

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Wharton’s Rule

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No conspiracy if target crime requires two parties.

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Actus Reus

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The physical element of the crime. The doing.

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Forgery

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The fraudulent making or altering of a writing with the intent to defraud or deceive.

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Robbery

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The illegal taking of property from the person or in the person’s presence, by violence or intimidation.

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Kidnapping

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Unlawful confinment of a person, coupled with the movement (asportation) of victim.

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Attempt

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Specific intent to commit the target crime with an act furtherance which is beyond preparation into the perpetration and is dangerously close to completion.

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Larceny

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The taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with the specific intent to permanently deprive thereof.

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Arson (Common Law)

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The malicious burning of the dwelling house of another.

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Arson (Modern Law)

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Intentional burning of a structure.

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Felony Murder Rule

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All killing, even accidental, that occurs during the commission of one of the seven enumerated felonies (BARRMKSS).

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General Intent

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The defendant wants to act to occur.

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Specific Intent

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The defendant wants the consequences to occur.

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Larceny by Conversion

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Intent to steal formed after lawful acquisition of property.

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Larceny by Trick

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Use of fraud to obtain possession, not title.

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Mens Rea

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The state of mind.

38
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Voluntary Manslaughter

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Unlawful killing with malice mitigated by heat of passion, adequate provocation.

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Involuntary Manslaughter

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Unlawful killing without malice but with criminal negligence.

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Burglary (Common Law)

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The breaking and entering into the dwelling house of another in the nighttime with the specific intent to commit a theft or felony therein.

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Burglary (Modern Law)

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Unlawful entry into a structure with the specific intent to commit a theft crime or felony.

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Murder

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The unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought, expressed or implied.

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1st Degree Murder

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Murder with premeditation & deliberation.

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2nd Degree Murder

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Murder not 1st degree and with reckless disregard for life.

45
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Homicide

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The killing of a human being by another.

Criminal 1L PCU (1 decks)

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