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mala in se (inherently evil) crimes offenses that require some level of criminal intent
mala prohibita offenses offenses that are crimes only because a specific statute or ordinance prohibits them
expressive conduct nonverbal actions that communicate ideas and feelings
clear and present danger doctrine allows the government to punish words that “produce a clear and present danger of a serious substantive evil that rises far above public inconvenience, annoyance, or unrest”
criminal liability “conduct that unjustifi- ably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to indi- vidual or public interests”
criminal omission the failure to act when there’s a legal duty to act
principle of concurrence some mental fault has to trigger the criminal act in conduct crimes and the cause in result crimes
causation holding an actor criminally account- able for the results of her conduct
imperfect defense when a defendant fails in the full defense but is found guilty of a lesser offense
defense of consent the justification that competent adults voluntarily consented to crimes against themselves and knew what they were consenting to
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