Chapter 2
Does not require Government to treat everyone equally
Failure to Intervene is known as
Crimminal Ommission
Liability without fault, prosecuter must prove only defendant did the act
Strict Liability
Pure Deomcracy is defined as
Majority Rules
What are aspects of possession
Actual possession, awareness of control
All crimes require concurrence
Principle of Concurrence
3 types of defences
Alibi, justification, excuses
Court Case that based what behvaior is acceptable/unacceptable
Lanzetta v. New Jersey (1939)
Actus Reus, Mens rea, Concurrence
Required mental element of crime
Mens Rea
Elements of evil defense
identify, rank, choose the lesser of evils
Who suffered due to bystander effect
Kitty
Types of intervening cause
Coincidental Intervening, Responsive Intervening
perfect v. imperfect defense
acquital is a perfect defense,imperfect is a lesser offense
Which article points out the Rule of Law
Article 1, section 9
Define Actus Reus
Manifest Criminality, actual damage
4 Mental States of MPC
Purposely, Knowledge, Recklessness, Negligence
4 elements of self defense
nonaggressor, necessity, proportionality, reasonable belief