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cillo final
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 1
04/18/2016

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Term
castle defesnse
Definition
if someone is in your house you have the right to shoot
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entrapment
Definition
law officers set you up otherwise couldnt or wouldnt have done it
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necessity
Definition
to prevent greater harm
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stand your ground
Definition
dont have to retrive if thought life was in danger
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self defense
Definition
justifiable use of force that is necessary to protect oneself or the defense of others
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impossibility
Definition

"you cant kill a dead man"

 defendant is accused of a criminal attempt that failed only because the crime was factually or legally impossible to commit.

 

Term
battered spouse syndrom
Definition
kill spouse becasue been abused
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munchausen by proxy
Definition
a mother need of attention by abusing her child medically(always makign the child sick)
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diminshed capacity
Definition
IQ OF 65 OR LOWER
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SODI
Definition
murder takes place but didnt do it someone else did
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Alibi
Definition
a suspect claim that he or she was not present when the alleged act was committed
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duress
Definition
immediate threat
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