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1. Duty - you were aware of the duty
2. Violation of the Duty - performed or omitted.
3. Criminal Intent
a. Intended to do the Act
b. Intended to do the Evil |
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competing companies may not cooperate in fixing prices or in dividing sales regions
requires that business compete |
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| 'beyond a reasonable doubt' |
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| no one else committed the crime |
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| action that hinders the administration of justice |
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| a punishable offense against society |
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specificlly defines the behavior it prohibits
[can't interferre w/protected individual rights] |
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| a legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges againt him/her |
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| a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine of more thatn $1,000/even death |
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| freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged |
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| less serious crime - punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for less than one year, by fine, or both |
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| an accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped |
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| willful and illegal burning of a building someone else's or your own |
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| a 'reasonable ground for belief |
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| based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, etc. |
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| any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court |
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| reasonably necessary force for the victim to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping to self or those they are charged w/protection |
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| vacarious criminal liability |
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| corporate officers - can be held liable for the criminal intent of the employees |
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| disproves, justifies or excuses the alleged crime...attempts to discredit the facts |
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| crimes that don't involve force or violence and do not cause physical injury to people or physical damage to property. |
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| Name two crimes against a person: |
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1. assault and battery
2. kidnapping
3. rape
4. murder |
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| Name two crimes against property: |
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1. theft
2. robbery
3. embezzlement |
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| Name two crimes against government and administration of justice |
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1. treason
2. tax evasion
3. perjury |
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| Name two crimes against the public peace and order: |
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1. rioting
2. disorderly conduct
3. illegal speeding |
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| Name two crimes against realty: |
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1. burglary
2. arson
3. criminal trespass |
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| Name one crimes against a consumer: |
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1. fraudulent sale of securitites
2. violation of pure food and drug laws. |
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| Name two crimes against decency: |
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1. bigamy
2. obscenity
3. prostitution |
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unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official.
soliciting or accepting - criminal behavior |
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| an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime |
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| obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office |
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| one who obtains money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact [type of fraud] |
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falsely making or materially altering a writingh to defraud another
[name altering on checks, social security numbers, etc.]
usually a felony |
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| wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else |
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taking of property from another's person or immediate presence against the victim's will, by force or be causing fear
Always a felony |
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Entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime
Always a Felony |
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| Name three of the five types of larceny |
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1. Robbery
2. Burglary
3. Shoplifting
4. Pick Pocketing
5. Purse Snatching |
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