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CRIMINAL LAW
CH1-4
Term | Definition |
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What is Void for vagueness? | The principle that statutes violates due process if they don't define a crime and its punishment clearly enough for ordinary people to know what is lawful. |
What is this from? "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech." | The First Amendment commands. |
Define Mens rea | Criminal intent, the mental element of a crime. |
Something that causes a person to act is called? | Motive |
Define Corpus delicti | The body of victims in homicides and to the elements of the crime in other crimes. |
What is this from? "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." | The Ninth Amendment |
The requirement that intentions have to turn into deeds is called? | Manifest criminality |
Elements of a crime that the prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to convict individual defendants, what is the list? | 1. Criminal act 2. Criminal intent 3. Concurrence 4.Attendant circumstances 5.bad results (causing a criminal harm) |