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Criminal law assignment week 3

TermDefinition
non criminal wrong (tort) Private wrong for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money
US criminal code criminal law created by US congress
Felony crime punishable by death or confinement in state prison for onw year to life without parole
hard punishment sentence of one year or more in prison
mala in se crimes offenses that require some level of criminal intent
rule of lenity the requirement of courts to resolve every ambiguity in a criminal statute in favor of the defendant
Lawrence V. Texas struck down a Texas statute making adult consensual same sex sodomy a crime
Griswold V. Connectiut struck down laws making it a crime for married couples to use contraceptives and to counsel on birth control
actus reus the requirement that all crimes have to include a voluntary criminal act
mens rea criminal intent, the mental element of a crime
corpus delicti latin for " the body of a crime"
Created by: Dahlia11614
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