Defenses
"I was somewhere else!"
alibi
Any offender under this age must start in Juvenile Court
18
Crimes punishable by less than a year in prison
misdemeanors
Amendment that addresses searches and seizures
4th amendment
Owners of school lockers
the school
Defense used by Ethan Couch
affluenza
Juveniles may not receive this punishment
the death penalty
"Guilty mind" requirement
mens rea
Having a bag checked heading in to a ballgame or concert
checkpoint
Rights you have at school v. rights you have outside school
less in school
act by law enforcement officials to persuade a person to commit a crime they otherwise would not have committed.
entrapment
Type of offense: underage consumption of alcohol
status offense
A person's reason for performing an act
motive
Standard to get a warrant
probable cause
Standard to search a student
reasonable suspicion
Type of force acceptable for self defense
only what is reasonable under the circumstances
Type of offense: murder or assalut
delinquent offense
Physical part of a crime
actus reus
Rule preventing illegally obtained evidence from being used in court
exclusionary rule
Offense for which you CANNOT claim duress or necessity
homicide
Landmark case giving due process rights to minors
in re: Gault
A crime that does not require a guilty state of mind
strict liability
Rule allowing use of illegally obtained evidence that would have eventually been found
inevitable discovery exception
Landmark case that addresses students rights at school
New Jersey v. T.L.O.