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Criminal Law Final

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Term
Definition
Common Law Murder   Killing a Person with "malice aforethought"  
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Common Law Manslaughter   Killing a person without "malice aforethought"  
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Malice Aforethought   The Premeditation or predetermination mens rea element 1.conscious intent to cause death or great bodily harm before the crime 2. a general evil and depraved state of mind in which the person in unconcerned for the lives of others  
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Elements of Murder   1.Actus reaus- act of killing+2.Mens rea-intentional knowing or extremely reckless mental state+3.Causation+4.Death+5.Attendant Circumstances (aggravating circumstances) if required  
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Circumstantial Evidence   Evidence in a trial which is not directly from an eyewitness or participant and requires some reasoning to prove a fact.  
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Second Degree Murder   includes Intentional murders that are NOT premeditated or deliberate. Also includes murder that is not intentional "implied Malice"murder include: felony murder, depraved heart murder, intent to inflict serious bodily injury murders  
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Felony Murder   An unintentional death that occurs during the commission of another felony is still murder; a doctrine holding felons strictly liable for any death resulting from the felony  
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Depraved Heart Murder   unintentional but extremely reckless murder  
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Manslaughter   not a defense to murder; it is an unlawful killing; it is not justifiable murder(it is only a lesser version of intentional murder)  
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Voluntary Manslaughter   intentional killing during "heat of passion" created by an adequate provocation; requires same elements of murder PLUS the additional element of Adequate Provocation  
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Involuntary Manslaughter   unintentional killing (either reckless or negligent mens rea)  
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Elements of Voluntary Manslaughter   1.Actus Reus- voluntary act of killing another 2. Mens Rea-intent 3. Concurrence 4. Causation 5. Death PLUS 6. Adequate Provocation( the trigger that sets off the sudden killing of another) NO COOLING OFF period allowed  
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Adequate Provocation Elements   1. has to be a provocation recognized by law 2. the defendant himself has to be provoked (sub. provocation) 3. provocation has to be one that would provoke a reasonable person under same circumstances (obj. provocation)  
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4 Recognized Adequate Provocations   1. mutual combat (fighting) 2. Assault and Battery- must indicate an intent by deceased to attack w/ deadly force 3. Trespass-only if trespasser invade home and threaten death or bodily harm 4. Adultery(in some states)  
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