Crimes
The willful and illegal burning of a building
What is arson?
The expectation for one to know and follow the law.
What is duty?
Any penalty provided by the law and imposed by a court.
What is a punishment?
Defendants have a constitutional right to a trial with this party present to determine guilt.
What is a jury?
Any legal position that is taken to defeat the charges against a defendant.
What is a defense?
The agreement between two or more parties to commit a future crime.
What is conspiracy?
Various crimes do not require this element of a criminal act, such as traffic violations, or crimes that involve careless conduct or negligence.
What is criminal intent?
This person knowingly aids another in committing a crime, plans or otherwise helps the crime take place.
What is an accomplice/accessory?
To convict someone of a crime, this must first be established beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is guilt?
The use of force that appears to be necessary to protect one's self from death or bodily harm.
What is self-defense?
The forceful removal of property from someone's person, or immediate presence, causing fear.
What is robbery?
The element of a criminal act relating to the specific conduct of the defendant that violates any legal statute.
What is violation/breach of duty?
The voluntary admission of guilt to avoid a greater punishment upon conviction.
What is plea bargaining?
What is probable cause?
Criminal insanity determines that a defendant cannot have committed a crime because they lack this element of a criminal act.
What is criminal intent?
Fraud is usually this type of offense.
What is a felony?
In order to convict of a crime, prosecutors must prove these three elements of a criminal act.
What is duty, violation of duty, and criminal intent?
In most jurisdictions, if someone is killed during the commission of a felony, all participants are held guilty of this crime.
What is a homicide?
When a corporate employee commits a crime, the officers may be held criminally liable under this doctrine.
What is vicarious criminal liability?
A defense based on unlawfully obtained evidence or testimony.
What is a procedural defense?
This act was made to protect against computer-related crimes.
What is the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?
Under early law, those under this age are deemed incapable of forming the criminal intent required for criminal act.
What is seven years of age?
In France, unlike the United States, a defendant can be compelled to provide this.
What is self testimony?
As opposed to the United States, those accused of a criminal act in France are presumed _____.
What is guilty?
A type of defense that excuses, disproves, or justifies the alleged crime.
What is a substantive defense?