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*Crimes Against the State ==
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*Crimes Against the State  
 
** Treason
 
** Treason
 
** Possession or sale of controlled substances
 
** Possession or sale of controlled substances
 
** Prostitution
 
** Prostitution
*Inchoate Crimes==
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*Inchoate Crimes
 
**[[Accomplice Liability]]
 
**[[Accomplice Liability]]
 
**[[Attempt]]
 
**[[Attempt]]
 
**[[Conspiracy]]
 
**[[Conspiracy]]
 
**[[Solicitation]]
 
**[[Solicitation]]
*International Law Crimes ==
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*International Law Crimes  
 
** [[Genocide]]
 
** [[Genocide]]
 
** [[Crimes against Humanity]]
 
** [[Crimes against Humanity]]

Revision as of 13:47, 5 November 2010

List of 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

Elements of a Crime

As a general rule, every crime has four elements:

  1. Actus Reus (Voluntary Act)
  2. Mens Rea (Culpable Mental State)
  3. Concurrence of Actus Reus and Mens Rea
  4. Damages

Notes