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Possession of something with the possessor having immediate control

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Possession of something with the possessor having immediate control Actual Possession
Assisting in or otherwise facilitating the commission of a crime Aiding and Abetting
The inchoate offense of two or more persons agreeing or planning to commit a target crime 11. Conspiracy
A retroactive law that criminalizes an action that was legal at the time it was performed or increases punishment for a criminal act after it was committed Ex Post Facto Law
Serious crimes for which a person may be imprisoned for more than one year Felonies
A formal document handed down by a grand jury accusing on for more persons of the commission of a crime or crimes (Less than 5% go to trial because of risk Indictment
Explicit sexual material that is patently offensive appeals to a prurient or unnatural interest in sex, and lacks serious scientific, artistic, or literary content Obscenity
Not a low; rather it is designed to serve as a model code of criminal law for all states` MPC (Model Penal Code)
minor offenses usually punishable by fine or imprisonment for less than one year Misdemeanor
Guilty mind criminal intent Mens Rea
The State of mind to do something prohibited by law without necessarily intending to accomplish the harm that results from the illegal act General Intent
Article 1 of the Bill of Rights which recognizes the freedoms of religion, speech, press, and assembly as well as the right to petition government for a redress of grievances First Amendment
The body of decisional law based largely on custom as declared by English judges after the Norman conquest of 1066 English Common Law
Doctrine originating in common law under which an actor’s criminal intent associated with an act giant an intended victim is transferred to an unintended victim who suffers the consequences of the defendants act Doctrine of transferred Intent
Being in the position effectively to control something even if it is not actually in one’s possession Constructive Possession
An intent to commit a crime coupled with an act taken toward committing the offense Attempt
A wrongful act which combined with other necessary elements of crime, constitutes criminal liability Actus Reus
The linkage between cause-and-effect X can be said to cause Y if X precedes Y and Y could not have occurred in the absence of X Causation
The which is in fact impossible to achieve. Unlike legal impossibility this is not a defense to a charge of attempt Factual Impossibilities
An offense preparatory to committing a crime. include attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation Inchoate Offense
The power of courts to strike down legislation and other governmental actions determined to be unconstitutional Judicial Review
A defense allowed in some jurisdictions when, although the defendant intended to commit a crime, it was impossible to do so because the completed act is not a crime Legal Impossibilities
The parent of the country refers to the role of the state as the guardian of minors mentally ill individuals and other legally disabled persons Parens Patriae
The actual or constructive control or occupancy of real or personal property Possession
The branch of criminal law that deals with the processes by which crimes are investigated, prosecuted, and punished Procedural Criminal Law
The idea that law not the discretion of officials should govern public affairs Rule of Law
The inchoate offense of requesting or encouraging someone to engage in illegal conduct Solicitation
The mental purpose to accomplish a particular thing prohibited by law, such as the death of another person Specific Intent
That branch of the criminal law that defines criminal offenses and defenses and specifies criminal punishment Substantive Criminal Law
The crime of making war against one’s own government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies (Mentioned in the constitution) Treason
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