Elements

Question 1

Actus Reus

CL Omisions=Duty to Act

Answer 1

• Family
• Statute
• Contract
• Professional duty
• Put someone in peril
• Voluntarily Assume care

Question 2

Mens Rea

CL

Answer 2

• Specific Intent
  
  • Malice
  • Willful
  • Intent
• General Intent
  
  • Reckless
  • Negligent

Question 3

Strict Liability

Defenses

Answer 3

• Attack Material Elements
• 1st Ammendment good faith argument

Question 4

Mens Rea

MPC

Answer 4

• Purposely
• Knowingly
• Recklessly
• Negligently

Question 5

Strict Liability

Answer 5

• If no mens rea language, default is reckless, but Strict Liability if:
  
  • If public welfare
  • High number of cases
  • Low Penalty
  • Legislative history
  • Regulatory offense
  • Morality Offense
    
    • Statutory Rape
    • Bigamy

Question 6

Causation

MPC

Answer 6

• But for

Question 7

Causation

CL

Answer 7

• But for (actual causation)
• Proximate Cause (foreseeable causation)
  
  • Intervening acts: [MFAV] - POLICY (who has control?/Who do we want to punish?)
    
    • Medical Maltreatment
    • Foreseeability
    • Acts of Nature
    • Victims Acts

*Complimentary Human Action (joint enterprise)=drag racers, russian roulette [mutual encouragement]=”everyone has their hands on the trigger”

*tranferred intent=doesnt need to be specific target

Question 8

Actus Reus

MPC involuntary acts

Answer 8

HRBS

• Hypnotism
• Reflex/Convulsion
• Bodily determination not ones own
• Sleepwalking/Unconscious