CJS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Actus Reus, Equal Protection Clause, Grand Jury
27 Sep 2016
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Statues passed by: congress, state legislature, local ordinances (statutory law) Civil vs criminal law: civil: wrong against a person in an individual fashion, criminal: wrongs committed against the government. Felonies vs misdemeanors: degree of murder. 3rd/man slaughter: act without harm but bring about someone"s death (drunk driver: degrees of misdemeanors. C: mala in se & mala in prohbita. Mala in se: wrong on their face. Mala in prohibita: wrong because they are prohibited. Grand jury, double jeopardy, self- incrimination, due process. Criminal prosecutions jury trail, right to confront & right to counsel. Privileges & immunities, due process & equal protection. Talks about how our perceptions or crime influence crime (9/8) Causation: link between the act and harm. Excuse (did not form criminal intent: age, insanity, intoxication, mistake. Justification (i did it, but i had a good reason: duress, self-defense, necessity, entrapment (9/15) Couldn"t conform your behavior to the requirements. Couldn"t tell the difference between right and wrong.
