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==Elements of a Crime== | ==Elements of a Crime== | ||
As a general rule, every crime has four elements: | As a general rule, every crime has four elements: | ||
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#Damages | #Damages | ||
== Crimes Against the Person | Following is a list of common crimes that defendants are charged with: | ||
* [[Murder]] | |||
* [[Felony Murder]] | __FORCETOC__ | ||
* Manslaughter - Voluntary | ==Crimes== | ||
* Manslaughter - Involuntary | <div style="float: left; width: 33.33%"> | ||
* Assault | *Crimes Against the Person | ||
* Battery | ** [[Murder]] | ||
* Mayhem | ** [[Felony Murder]] | ||
* Rape | ** Manslaughter - Voluntary | ||
* Kidnapping | ** Manslaughter - Involuntary | ||
* Human or Sex Trafficking | ** Assault | ||
** Battery | |||
** Mayhem | |||
** Rape | |||
** Kidnapping | |||
** Human or Sex Trafficking | |||
= | </div><div style="float: left; width: 33.33%"> | ||
* | * Crimes Against Property | ||
* | ** Arson | ||
* | ** Blackmail | ||
** Burglary | |||
** Embezzlement | |||
** Extortion | |||
** False Pretense | |||
** Larceny | |||
** Receiving Stolen Property | |||
** Robbery | |||
** Trespass | |||
==Inchoate Crimes== | </div><div style="float: left; width: 33.33%"> | ||
*[[Accomplice Liability]] | *Crimes Against the State == | ||
*[[Attempt]] | ** Treason | ||
*[[Conspiracy]] | ** Possession or sale of controlled substances | ||
*[[Solicitation]] | ** Prostitution | ||
*Inchoate Crimes== | |||
**[[Accomplice Liability]] | |||
**[[Attempt]] | |||
**[[Conspiracy]] | |||
**[[Solicitation]] | |||
*International Law Crimes == | |||
** [[Genocide]] | |||
** [[Crimes against Humanity]] | |||
** [[War Crimes]] | |||
** [[The Crime of Aggression]] | |||
== | </div> | ||
==Elements of a Crime== | |||
As a general rule, every crime has four elements: | |||
#[[Actus Reus (Voluntary Act)]] | |||
#[[Mens Rea (Culpable Mental State)]] | |||
#Concurrence of Actus Reus and Mens Rea | |||
#Damages | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 5 November 2010
Elements of a Crime
As a general rule, every crime has four elements:
- Actus Reus (Voluntary Act)
- Mens Rea (Culpable Mental State)
- Concurrence of Actus Reus and Mens Rea
- Damages
Following is a list of common crimes that defendants are charged with:
Crimes
- Crimes Against the Person
- Murder
- Felony Murder
- Manslaughter - Voluntary
- Manslaughter - Involuntary
- Assault
- Battery
- Mayhem
- Rape
- Kidnapping
- Human or Sex Trafficking
- Crimes Against Property
- Arson
- Blackmail
- Burglary
- Embezzlement
- Extortion
- False Pretense
- Larceny
- Receiving Stolen Property
- Robbery
- Trespass
- Crimes Against the State ==
- Treason
- Possession or sale of controlled substances
- Prostitution
- Inchoate Crimes==
- International Law Crimes ==
Elements of a Crime
As a general rule, every crime has four elements:
- Actus Reus (Voluntary Act)
- Mens Rea (Culpable Mental State)
- Concurrence of Actus Reus and Mens Rea
- Damages
