Basics (criminal law notes)
Action of a crime (latin)
Actus Reus
1st amendment cases
Federal
______(US State) vs Miranda
Arizona
Pre planning a murder
Premeditation
The reason burning a draft card is not protected
Government Property
Mental State of a crime (latin)
Mens Rea
The reason copyright cases are federal
Copyrights and patents are for the entire country, not just one state
This amendment protects against self-incrimination
5th
"Crime of Passion"
2nd Degree Murder
Name for Jury Selection Process
Voir Dire
Serious crime that carries a significant prison sentence
Felony
A system in which powers are shared between state governments and federal governments.
Federalism
a case that determines how future cases will be ruled on
The three ways a homicide is in the first degree
Act of a felony
Extreme indifference to human life
Judges role regarding evidence
rule whether it is admissable
Law that retroactively punishes actions
Ex Post Facto
This percentage of court cases is handled by state courts.
90
Gideon v Wainwright made it so...
The right to a public defender applied in all felony cases, not just federal cases.
Recklessly causing the death of another person
Manslaughter
Secondhand discussion of a crime
Hearsay
A defense sometimes referred to as the "choice of evils"
Necessity
The reason that kidnapping is federal
To make sure that federal agencies can immediately begin investigation
The Judge that dissented on the Miranda ruling
Harlan
Is not a defense to homicide
duress
Leader of the Fangtasticks
Randy Cullen