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Murder - Intent to Kill / Premeditated

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  • SPECIFIC intent

never infer intent

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Murder - Intent to Inflict Serious Bodily Injury

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Just want to injure someone, but they die

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Murder - Felony Murder

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Death resulting from commission of dangerous felony:
burglary; arson; rape; robbery; kidnapping (BARRK)

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Murder - Depraved Heart

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Reckless disregard of human life (no intent)
- should have known & acted anyway
- reckless = malicious
- presence of people = act is reckless

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Manslaughter - Voluntary

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Provocations, heat of passion, no time to cool off
- something provoked you
- glazed by heat of passion
- snapped / reacted
- GENERAL INTENT

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Manslaughter - Involuntary

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Acted negligently and somebody died
- No people present = act was likely negligent

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Attempt

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  1. criminal intent to commit the crime;
  2. overt act or substantial act / step to commit the crime

didn’t actually commit the crime

IF THE QUESTION ASKS ABOUT THE ATTEMPT, THE ANSWER HAS TO BE ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF ATTEMPT

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Merger

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If you attempt and are successful -> merges and you’re only found guilty of the crime itself

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Conspiracy

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2 or more people agree to commit a crime with the intent that they will

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Conspiracy - MPC (Unilateral)

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if a single individual has the intent to commit a crime, that’s enough to be guilty of conspiracy

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Co-Conspirator Rule

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Once there is a conspiracy, any crime committed by 1 conspirator means the other conspirator will be guilty of all those crimes as long as they’re foreseeable following from the conspiracy

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Withdrawal

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you cannot withdraw from the conspiracy
- even if you change your mind
- BUT: can withdraw from other crimes if you provide notice to your co-conspirator or to the cops, PRIOR to the crime being committed.

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Solicitation

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Encouraging (offering / motivating someone to commit a crime with the intent to do so)

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Burglary

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Breaking, entering dwelling of another at night with intent to commit a felony

Breaking: any opening or enlarging of an entrance or doorway
Entering: any part of your body counts
At Night: they’ll tell you
Intent: Nothing bad has to happen, just have to have the criminal intent when you broke and entered

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Larceny

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Trespassory Taking away of personal property with intent to permanently deprive

Trespassory Taking: touching someone else’s property without their permission
Away: a cm is enough

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Robbery

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Intentionally taking personal property with force / intimidation

same as larceny, but you used force, fear, or intimidation

Always look at it from the POV of the witness

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Assault

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Intent to commit a battery OR place another in imminent apprehension
- words alone are NOT enough. need some sort of physical evidence

two versions:
1. intent to commit a battery;
2. intentionally placing one in imminent apprehension of harm

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Larceny by trick

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taking POSSESSION by misrepresenting of fact
- lies; false statements
- look for something about a false statement that caused you to cave

Ex: just gave you keys and you have them for 1000 years – you still only have possession

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False Pretenses

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Obtaining title by misrepresenting of fact
- lies; cheat; false statement to get TITLE
- they have to tell you that the person obtained title
- look for a give and get transaction (buy-sell; barter-exchange)

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Embezzlement

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Initially in possession with permission, then covert to own use - holding/protection of property
- in lawful possession of the property of another and then convert it
- in lawful possession to hold & protect, but instead you convert it for your own use

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Accomplice Liability/ Accessory BEFORE the fact

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Aid, abet, help someone achieve the crime
- before the crime has been committed
- knowledge alone is not enough

if the crime is successful, the accomplice can also be guilty for the crime they helped with

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Accessory AFTER the Fact

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know of completed crime and do something to stop arrest or conviction
- knowledge alone not enough

never guilty of what the crime was, only guilty of being an accessory after the fact

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Battery

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Unlawful application of force
- as long as you hit someone without their permission, you’re guilty
- no intent needed

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Arson

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Malicious (aka reckless) burning of the dwelling of another
- should have known and you did it anyway

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Rape
usually tested by statute - if act is committed, no intent is needed
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Kidnapping
if act is committed, no intent is needed
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Intoxication
Applies to SPECIFIC intent crimes - voluntary: defense to specific intent crimes
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Insanity
McNaughton Test: Can't appreciate the nature or quality of what you did. Don't know it's wrong. - legally insane / mental disease
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Mistake
1. Specific intent: any mistake, whether reasonable or not, will be a defense 2. General intent: mistake has to be reasonable
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Legal Impossibility
No matter what I did, it did not amount to a crime - will always be a defense - legally, it's impossible for me to be guilty - elements were NOT MET
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Factual Impossibility
Facts were not what I though, but still committed crime - never a defense - elements WERE MET
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legal and factual impossibility testing trick
always go by the elements - if met --> factual impossibility (guilty) - if not met --> legal impossibility (not guilty)
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Who can conduct a "search"
Government official (ie cop) OR one under direction of government (can be a normal person, but Q will tell you whether under gov direction)
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What is a search
Search = where you have expectation of privacy *reasonable expectation; some sort of enclosure **open fields = no expectation of privacy = no search
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When can they search?
if they have probable cause = reasonable person could conclude items related to criminal activity can be found at the location
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Warrants
if there is a search, you generally need a warrant - neutral and detached magistrate determines probable cause issued timely - specific place, items and/or people and scope detailed in warrant - informants tip is ok to rely on as long as reliable - if cops rely on info which turns out not to be valid, search is still ok
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Scope of Warrants
- once cop finds what they were looking for, per warrant, no further searching is allowed - cop cannot exceed scope of search - anything out in the open = admissible because not a search
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Exceptions to Warrants (when a warrant is not required)
(1) consent: owner of property may consent OR 3rd party who has actual or apparent authority (2) Hot Pursuit (3) Auto Exception - Probable cause that the car has contraband i.e. amber alert and your car matches description - can search entire care (4) Exigent Circumstances: Emergency - reasonable belief that evidence may be lost or destroyed *NEVER infer emergency* (5) Search incident to a lawful arrest: person/area within ones wingspan (6) Protective Sweep allowed if reasonable belief other SUSPECTS are in house (7) Stop & Frisk: Cops need reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot - may be stopped to ask you questions if reasonable suspicion - may frisk if there is reasonable suspicion of weapons on you
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Warrants & Getting Pulled Over
- if illegal stop (stopped for no reason), anything found = inadmissible - if legal stop (i.e. speeding), can give you a ticket, but cannot search a closed compartment unless additional probable cause is found
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Testing Approach for Searches & Seizures
look at facts as a timeline: - what was 1st interaction with cops/defendant - why did the cops stop the car - why did they enter the house *don't concentrate on what they found! always look as to WHY were they looking initially.*
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Miranda Generally
When taken into custody, Miranda rights must be given. If defendant asks for Attorney, ALL questions must STOP
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Custody
You are in custody when you are not free to leave - reasonable person standard: if a reasonable person would not feel free to leave
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Interrogation
Interrogation: Cops know or should know actions are reasonably likely to elicit incrimination response - only awarded miranda rights if there was a custodial interrogation
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Waiving Miranda rights
Must be voluntary = totality of circumstances - no duress, coercive behavior, look at age, education, experience - ex: suspect starts talking on their own = waiver - have to understand consequence of waiving - never infer waiver
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Double Jeopardy definition
Defendant cannot be tried for the same crime twice - has to be trial #1 in order for rule to apply
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No Double Jeopardy
If Grand Jury fails to Indict, pretrial hearing, anything that occurs PRIOR TO TRIAL STARTING = no double jeopardy
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when does trial #1 begin
- attaches in jury trial: when jury is impaneled and sworn - attaches in non-jury trial: when 1st witness is sworn
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when does trial #1 end
When there is a final judgment - on the merits *must be final judgment in first case in order for double jeopardy to attach*
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Double Jeopardy Exception (after a final judgment)
Sovereign Rule: - Can be tried in another state - Can be tried in Fed Ct *if same state, but in a different county, double jeopardy applies*
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Estoppel
Legally stopped from trying you because need an element from another crime to find you guilty for this crime - i.e.: not guilty for robbery --> cannot try you for felony murder
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Right to Jury Trial
Right to impartial jury where imprisonment of more than 6 moths is possible.
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Right to Counsel
Before indictment = you have 5th amendment right to counsel - after indictment = you have 6th amendment right to counsel - you have right at all critical stages of proceedings

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