C9 vocab Flashcards
(29 cards)
Due process
Fair treatment in the JS
Model penal code
A legal document intended to help legislatures with drafting penal law updates
Actus reus
The guilty action in a crime
Lesser included offense
A crime where the facts of the crime also overlap with other crimes
Inchoate crimes
Crime of seeking/preparing to commit another crime
Solicitation
Act of attempting to purchase illicit goods
Conspiracy
Act of planning to engage in a secret, illegal act
Mens rea
Intent
Purposeful
Action taken with a specific desire to produce a certain action
Inference
Conclusion reached on the basis of evidence/reasoning
Principal
Person/entity who authorizes someone to create a legal relationship with a third party
Accomplice
Helped another commit a crime
Accessory before/after the fact
Helps criminal without directly participating in crime; before/after distinction based on time of help
Complete defense
Nullifies entire claim against defendant
Partial defense
Nullifies part of claim
Juvenile courts
court with jurisdiction over minors
M’naghten test
Test that determines whether a person can determine right from wrong
Irresistible impulse test
Defendant could not control actions
Substantial capacity test
Defendant did not have mental capacity for intnet
Intoxication defnese
Defendant lacked substantial capacity due to alcohol consumption
Void for vagueness
Law nullified due to vagueness
Overbreadth
Law that prohibits a behavior in such a way that it infringes on constitutional rights
Exigent circumstance
Situation where immediate, severe action was necessary to avoid severe personal/property injuries
Custodial interrogation
when suspect’s movement is restricted without a formal arrest
