Axia College Material Appendix B Mens Rea and Defense Directions Read the seven case scenarios in Box 2.3 on p. 31 in The Courts in Our Criminal Justice System. Choose three of the seven case scenarios to answer. Then‚ indicate which bulleted case scenarios you selected (1-7). Determine whether the individuals possess mens rea; if yes‚ then what type (reckless negligence‚ culpable negligence‚ or felony-murder rule). If there is no mens rea‚ write None. Then‚ determine what type
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Identify and briefly explain three reasons why the New Christian Right might have failed to achieve its aims (9marks) The New Christian Right is a politically and morally conservative‚ protestant fundamentalist movement. The aims are extremely ambitious as they wish to make abortion‚ homosexuality and divorce illegal. They want to turn back to a time before liberalisation of American culture and society began. The New Christian Right may have failed to achieve its aims because the group lacked wide
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Sources of Criminal Law. Statute/”The Book” vs. Common Law/Case Law A statute is a codified rule or written form of law. A statute identifies a particular rule of law or condition of a particular state or government. Each State has its own constitution; the states constitution and its laws are considered statutes. Generally‚ statutes are named through numbers or codes. Example: In Illinois‚ the definition of a forcible felony is found under : 720 ILCS 5/2-8. 720 is the criminal code‚ ILCS
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Criminal Law Year 11 Legal Studies Term 2 – 2015 What is Criminal? Criminal conduct is behaviour that the law deems to be wrongful. Criminal law covers the acts and omissions that most people in society consider harmful. As well as causing harm to a victim‚ a crime is also regarded as harming the society as a whole. Behaviour that breaks one of these criminal rules is an offence. Sources of Criminal Law Criminal law is the responsibility of the States. The Commonwealth can enact
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Midterm Criminal Law State v. Doug Homicide: The unlawful taking of the life of one human being by another. Actual Causation : The defendant’s act must have been the “cause in fact” of the victim’s death. Without the defendant’s actions‚ the victim would not have died. “But for” Doug shooting and killing Tom‚ he would not have died. Proximate Causation: A defendant’s actions are the proximate cause of the victim’s death if the result occurs as a consequence of the defendant’s
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Sexual Assault Patterns‚ context‚ definitions: Law reform (’81)– Importance of feminist contributions – significant to reform of law regarding rape. Definitions: Sexual assault (NSW) Unlawful sexual penetration (Commonwealth Criminal Code) Harm – Affront to human dignity Humiliating denial of freedom and equality; Cruel invasion of human privacy (FRASER 1975) Sources of information – Official statistics Victim surveys Discrepancy reveals under-reporting: 14% reported Relationship
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LAW DEPARTMENT A2 Criminal Law Study Pack 2010 / 2011 Name CONTENTS PAGE 1. Homicide - Murder 3 2. Voluntary Manslaughter 8 3. Involuntary Manslaughter 20 4. Defences: Insanity 29 5. Automatism 32 6. Intoxication 35 7. Self-defence 37 8. Consent 42 9. Critical evaluation of murder and voluntary manslaughter 47 10. Critical
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Moloney [1985] 1 AC 905 House of Lords‚ R V Hancock and Shankland [1986] 1 AC 455 House of Lords‚ R v Nedrick [1986] 3 All ER 1 Court of Appeal*‚ R v Woollin [1997] Cr App R 97‚ Court of Appeal‚ Woollin [1998]3 W.L.R. 382 ‚ House of Lords.* Law Commission‚ Draft Criminal Code Bill. G. Williams‚ ‘Oblique Intention’ [1987] CLJ 417. Lord Goff‚ ‘The Mental element in the crime of murder’ (1988) 104 LQR 30. A. Norrie‚ ‘Oblique intention and legal politics’ [1989] Crim LR 793. R. Duff‚ ‘The politics of
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Attempt is defined as having the intent to commit a crime and taking a step beyond mere preparation toward the completion of the crime. There are several tests to determine if an attempt was actually committed. The Last Act This is under common law and rejected by almost all jurisdictions as of date. This test says that in order to complete an attempt the individual must have taken the last step necessary for the completion. EX. Firing the gun. Last Proximate Act In order to prove attempt
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the resuscitation (resus) trolley‚ as we wanted to ensure that standards and protocols were still being complied with as our ward only opened in February‚ and at this current time we are undergoing significant changes. Policies are created by authorised personal to ensure optimal patient care and patient safety. These policies and guidelines are put in place for all health care workers to follow‚ in order to minimize the clinical risks and to strengthen clinical safety. The resus trolley is a significant
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