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How are heinous murders treated?

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Not a majority rule, but murders that result from egregious actions are almost always 1st°

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Examples of heinous murders that result from egregious actions:

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Lying in wait, torture, bombs, terrorism, murder for pay, poison

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What is second-degree murder?

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The reckless and knowing killing of another (intent to kill without malice). Aka - All other murders that aren’t 1st°

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What is serious bodily injury murder?

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One who intends to do serious bodily injury short of death, but that actually succeeded in killing, is guilty of murder despite his lack of intent to kill

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In order to have serious bodily injury murder, the intended injury must be what?

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Serious, not trivial, but it doesn’t have to pose an immediate threat of death (can be loss of consciousness, or anything that requires medical treatment)

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How is intent assumed in serious bodily injury murder?

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By the defendant’s conduct in light of the surrounding circumstances

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What is omission to act murder?

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The defendant has a duty to act, accompanied by an intent to kill/do serious bodily injury, and omits to act

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If a defendant doesn’t warn the victim (that he has a duty to protect) because he wants him to be seriously injured, knowing it is substantially certain to occur, and the victim dies, what is the defendant guilty of?

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Murder

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What are the three different types of second-degree murder?

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  • serious bodily injury murder
  • omission to act murder
  • depraved heart murder
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What are the physical harm crimes?

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(FI)B MARK

  • false imprisonment
  • battery
  • mayhem
  • assault
  • rape
  • kidnapping
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What is the main focus as far as testing goes for criminal law?

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Homicide

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As far as testing goes, what is important to know about the physical harm crimes?

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Which ones are general and which are specific intent as well as SL

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What type of intent crime is battery?

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General intent

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Can a battery be committed by an omission to act?

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Yes, if there was a duty and by an affirmative act

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What are the mental states for battery?

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Intentional or reckless

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If you intentionally rub your body on another, what crime have you committed?

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Battery

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If you deliberately neglect to care for your invalid grandfather who you have a duty to care for, and he gets bedsores, what crime have you committed?

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Battery based on negligence, which is a deliberate breach of the duty to protect someone from foreseeable risks of harm

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What are the elements of battery?

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  • unlawful conduct
  • intent
  • force
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What does unlawful conduct mean for battery?

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Act was without consent or privilege

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Unlawful conduct for battery can be an act or what?

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An omission to act when there is a duty to act

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Does transferred intent apply to battery?

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What is intent for battery?

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Intent to kill, injure, commit an unlawful act, or criminal negligence

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What are the two different options for intent for battery?

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  • Intent to injure

- Criminal negligence

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What is intent to injure for battery?

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D act/omits to act with intent to injure and legally causes an injury

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When is intentional touching/injury justified?
Situations of necessity or emergency
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What is an example of a time that intentional touching/injury would be justified?
If you pull a drowning swimmer out of the water by her hair
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What is intent through criminal negligence for battery?
D has no intent to injure, but the negligence supplies the intent and there must be a high degree of risk
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What is the force required for battery?
Defendant inflicts bodily injury or causes an offensive touching of the victim
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How can force for battery come through a third person or an object?
Defendant doesn't have to actually touch the victim
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What are some examples of offensive touching for battery?
Kissing someone against their will or spitting on them
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What are some ways that force can be indirectly applied for battery?
Whipping a horse that the defendant is riding, telling a blind man to keep walking when a cliff is straight ahead
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Modernly, the crime of battery can be committed by what?
Recklessness, but not by mere negligence
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Is there such thing as an attempted battery?
No, that would be assault
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What is the MPC's definition of battery?
Injury that is done purposely, knowingly, or recklessly, but negligence counts if it is caused by a deadly weapon
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MPC says that battery is limited to only what?
Physical injury, so unwanted sexual advances go in another category
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How does the MPC define assault?
To include both battery and assault
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How can you have consent to battery?
Consented touching, medical treatment, sports injury
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What is aggravated battery?
A felony that involves battery with intent to kill, rob, rape, etc.
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What type of intent crime is aggravated battery?
Specific intent
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Aggravated battery is often applied when what is involved?
Deadly weapon
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What makes aggravated battery a higher degree of battery?
Serious bodily injury is inflicted
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Rape and mayhem are subsections of what?
Aggravated battery
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What is the mental state for rape?
Recklessness
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What is the common law definition of rape?
Unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent by force, fear, or fraud
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What is the MPC definition of rape?
Purposely, knowingly, or recklessly having sexual intercourse with a female that is either: less than 10, unconscious, compelled by force or threat of death/grievous bodily harm/extreme pain/kidnapping, or if defendant has intoxicated her
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Rape is considered what kind of felony?
An inherently dangerous one
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What type of intent crime is rape?
General intent
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Because rape is a general intent crime, that means that mistake of fact is not a defense unless....
Mistake was reasonable and in good faith given the circumstances
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What is an example of a good-faith mistake that could be a mistake of fact defense to rape?
You get drunk and have sex with someone imagining they consented, as long as it was reasonable and a sober person would've made the same mistake, it can be a defense
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What is the mnemonic to help remember personal harm crimes?
(FI)B MARK

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