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Criminal Law Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 14th Amendment -Amendment that makes the first 10 applicable to state governments - made because of the civil rights/civil war | Bill of Rights- A written enumeration of basic nights usually part of a written constitution for example the first ten amendments to the US Constitution |
| Accomplices – Persons who voluntarily unite with others in the commission of an offense | Causation – 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 |
| Act of Omission -The failure to perform an act required by law | Conspiracy – The inchoate offense of two or more persons agreeing or planning to commit a target crime |
| Actual Possession – Possession of something with the possessor having immediate control | Constructive Possession – Being in the position effectively to control something even if it is not actually in one’s possession |
| . Actus Reus –A wrongful act which combined with other necessary elements of crime, constitutes criminal liability | Doctrine of Transferred Intent – 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 |
| Aiding and Abetting – Assisting in or otherwise facilitating the commission of a crime | Ex Post Facto Law - 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 |
| Attempt- An intent to commit a crime coupled with an act taken toward committing the offense | Factual Impossibility – The which is in fact impossible to achieve. Unlike legal impossibility this is not a defense to a charge of attempt |
| Felonies – Serious crimes for which a person may be imprisoned for more than one year | General Intent – The State of mind to do something prohibited by law without necessarily intending to accomplish the harm that results from the illegal act |
| English Common Law – The body of decisional law based largely on custom as declared by English judges after the Norman conquest of 1066 | Inchoate Offense – An offense preparatory to committing a crime. include attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation |
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