Penal Code
A set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses.
What is Penal Code
The two levels of crime
What is felony and misdemeanor
killing a human being without malice prior to the killing
What is Manslaughter?
entering a property with intent to steal something
What is a burglary
taking property with force
or injury involved
What is Robbery?
A death caused in the midst of committing another crime. A death caused by an accident or action that could have been prevented
What is Involuntary Manslaughter
•the lowest category for an offense resulting in the death of another person
What is Criminally Negligent Homicide
A death results from the commission of certain violent felony crimes including arson, burglary, kidnapping, rape, and robbery.
FELONY MURDER RULE FORMULA
What is felony murder?
What is FELONY + MURDER = CAPITAL
MURDER/LIFE
Occurs when a person unlawfully takes
another person’s property
What is Theft?
taking property without
causing injury or harm to a person
What is Theft?
There are ____ categories of crime.
What is seven
Occurs when a person unlawfully takes another person’s property
What is Offense Against Property?
taking property with force or injury involved
What is Robbery?
Occurs when a person harbors a child under the age of 18 years who has run away
What is Harboring a Runaway Child?
offering money to a person, for the purpose of persuading to commit a crime.
What is Solicitation
A person intentionally cause harm to another party
Intentional Wrong Doing.
What is malice
Is the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
What is murder?
the act of intentional killing with a lack of premeditation the heat of passion
What is voluntary manslaughter
Multiple sentences served simultaneously at the same time.
What is Concurrent sentencing?
makes a false statement under oath
What is Perjury
Four Types of Homicide.
What is Criminal homicide is murder, capital murder, manslaughter, or criminally negligent homicide?
A court proceeding where the defendant is formally presented with the criminal charges and enters a plea.
What is an Arraignment?
•Is murder punishable as the most serious category of felony
•Involves killing a police officer or firefighter while on duty. Involves committing a murder while committing another serious felony such as:
What is Capital Murder
To help or hide the person who committed the crime, or facts regarding the crime.
What is aiding and abetting
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
What is R.I.C.O