Elements of a Crime
Criminal Intent
Attempt & Solicitation
Parties to a Crime
Defense
100
failure to act as required by criminal law
What is a crime?
100
direct evidence, such as eye witness testimony
What is circumstantial evidence?
100
ask, inciting, ordering, requesting, or enticing another person to commit a crime
What is solicitation
100
individual shares in the responsibility for the crime
What is an accomplice
100
a legal challenge by the defendant
What is a defense?
200
penalty
What is a sanction?
200
refers to why the defendant committed the actions
What is a motive?
200
an act and intent
What are the two elements of solicitation?
200
person who committed the crime
What is a principal?
200
affirms the claim and offers additional info that mitigates the defendants conduct
What is an affirmative defense?
300
a less serious crim
What is a misdemeanor?
300
one that occurs after an alleged criminal act and the resulting injury
What is an intervening act?
300
an criminal intent and act
What are the two elements of attempt?
300
person who assisted in the crime or who encouraged another person to commit a crime
What is an accessory?
300
reduces the charge
What does it mean in a defense to be partial?
400
more serious crime
What is a felony?
400
failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under the same circumstances
What is negligence?
400
specific intent
What is intent is required for attempt?
400
one who perpetrates a crime either through their own act or by use of inanimate objects or innocent people
What is principal in the 1st degree
400
defeats the charge
What does it mean in a defense to be complete?
500
No person or class or persons may be denied the same protection of law that is provided to other persons or classed of person
What is equal protection?
500
referring to intent
What does mens rea mean?
500
to assist or facilitate the commission of a crime
What is to aid or abet?
500
incites or abets the commission of a crime and is present actually
What is a principal in the 2nd degree?
500
an assumption of a fact that is based on other facts
What is a presumption?
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