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Criminal Law

This class was created by Brainscape user Rachael Rebich. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Rachael Rebich
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Decks in this class (18)

Utilitarian Justifications
To a person considered by himself...,
General deterrence 2,
Specific deterrence 3
5  cards
Retributive Justifications
Retributive justifications 1,
Positive retributivism 2,
Negative retributivism 3
4  cards
Proportionality of Punishment
The doctrine of proportionality 1,
General principals immanuel kant 2,
General principals jeremy bentham 3
4  cards
Criminal Statutes
Principle of legality 1,
The requirement of previously def...,
Desuetude 3
9  cards
Actus Reus
Actus reus 1,
Three elements of actus reus 2,
Voluntary act 3
10  cards
Prohibited Punishments
Double jeopardy 1,
Retroactively ex post facto 2,
Bill of attainders 3
4  cards
Common Law Murder
Common law murder 1,
Expressed malice 2,
Implied malice 3
8  cards
Mens Rea
Mens rea defintion 1,
Four mens rea categories 2,
Intentionally 3
8  cards
Specific vs. General Intent and Strict Liability
Specific intent crimes 1,
General intent crimes 2,
Strict liability 3
7  cards
Homicide: Murder
Definition of cl murder 1,
Definition of express malice 2,
Transferred intent doctrine 3
13  cards
Homicide: Manslaughter
Definition of manslaughter 1,
Voluntary manslaughter 2,
Involuntary manslaughter 3
9  cards
Homicide:
Definition of homicide 1,
Duration under common law 2
2  cards
Capital Murder
Capital punishment phase 1,
Two stages of capital murder 2,
Witherspoon excusables from the j...
3  cards
Practice Question
Necessity defense 1,
Mpc on unreasonable belief 2,
When is self defense applicable 3
28  cards
Defenses to Inchoate Crimes
Renunciation 1,
Doctrine of merger 2,
Impossibility 3
3  cards
Excuse Defenses
Duress 1,
Elements of duress 2,
Involuntary intoxication 3
5  cards
Insanity
What kind of a defense is insanity 1,
What are the three factors that c...,
What are the two factors of the m...
4  cards
Justification Defenses
Necessity 1,
Elements of necessity 2,
Self defense 3
3  cards

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