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2 elements of crime
mens rea, and actus reas
mens rea
guilty mind
actus reas
guilty act
4 pleas
guilty, not guilty, admitting guilt but you decide, and insanity
record expunged in ohio
1 year for misdemenor, 3 years afte rreleased for a felony, cannot expunge driving record
bill of rights
1st ten amendments
1st amendment
freedom of speech and religion
2nd amendment
bear arms
4th amendment
illegal search and seizure, need a warrant for anything
fruit from the poison tree
evidence gotten illegally w/o warrant
motion to suprress
keep out illegally obtained evidence
amendment 5
double jeopardy, due process, miranda warnings
miranda warnings
right to remain silent, anything you say or do will be used in court, right to attorney, appoint attorney, can't afford you can remain silent till you get one, answer any questions...MUST BE READ RIGHTS OR EVERYTHING IS INVALID
due process
must let you know with what you are charged with
6th amendment
fair proceedings (speedy trial, impartial jury, informed, confront witnesses, witnesses on side, right to council)
8th amendment
excessive bail not required
death penalty
not cruel and unusual punishment
14th amendment
applies to states, not federal. due process
3 types of torts
intentional, negligent, strict-liability
intentional torts
intended to cause someone harm
types of intentional torts
assault, battery, doctrine of transferred intent (goes to someone else), false imprisonment (wrongfully detaining), defamation of character (slander), invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, trespassing
intrusion into one's solitude
budding into private life
false light
slander
appropriation
using icon to endorse without permission
public disclosure of a private fact
news worthy, but not private
negligent torts
commit tort, but not intentionally
four requirements of negligent torts
duty owed, breech of a duty, causal relationships, damage to property/injury
duty owed
drive a car, you have a duty to your passengers and other drivers. NOT your duty to help someine in peril if you weren't responsible for putting them in that danger.
good samaritan statue (OH)
if you expect to be paid, you are liable if help them negligently
breech of duty
not paying attention to your duty (lifeguard)
causal relationships
causal relationship b/w my actions and your harm
contributory negligent
a defense to negligence whereby the defendant can escape all liability by providing that the plantiff failed to act in a way that would have protected him or her from an unreasonable risk of harm and that the plaintiff's negligent behavior contributed in some way to the plantiff's accident
assumption of the risk
a defense that allows the defendant to escape liability by establishing that the plaintiff engaged in an activity fully aware that the type of harm he or she suffered was a possible consequence of engaging in the activity
res ipsa locitor
"the thing that speaks for itself." Plaintiff does not have to prove negligence; burden of proof from plaintiff to defendant speaks for itself (no sign of defendant's lack of care)
strict liability torts
do not have to prove negligence - liability at fault (engage in dangerous activity that no amount of due care can make them safe are held liable for all of the harm that results)
types of strict liability torts
wild animals (not supposed to be in captivity), ultra hazardous activity (digging a hole in your yard), product liability
product liability has three theories
negligent theory (hardest to prove), warranty theory (sale of tangible personal property), strict (liable without fault, don't put fingers under mower)
claims
negligent theory, warranty liability, strict, screwing
3 types of people
lowest, licensee, business invitee
lowest
trespasser, you owe the least duty, duty to not intentionally harm.
licensee
someone you invited over, property reasonably safe and warn of any known dangers
business invitee
invited in for economic benefit
personal property
you can buy it, inherit it, or receive as a gift. tangible
gifts
inter vivos (normal) and causa mortis (gift in anticipation of death)
3 requirements of inter vivos
intent to give, delivery, acceptance
a completed gift is
irrevocable
donor
giver (must intend and deliver)
donee
receiver (must accept)
exception of gifts
gifts in contemplation of marriage (conditional) are irrevocable. If marriage does not occur, you can get gift back. In Ohio, doesn't matter who breaks off engagement
causa mortis
recovered, can get gift back. Gift holds over the will.
involuntarily acquire property by
lost property (didn't intend to lose), mislaid property (intentionally placed in intent to return), and abandoned property (must be left at a dump)
bailment
you can bail personal property only, give it to someone to hold, use, repair, and RETURN to them
bailor
owner of property
bailee
holder is responsible for safekeeping (ie: car repaired, dry cleaners, rent a car, coat check)
benefit the bailee
bailee is responsible for harm to the property caused by even the slightest lack of due car
benefit the bailor
bailee is liable for damage to the property
mutual benefit
bailee must accept responsibility, can't just leave without notice
real property
(house, land)
fee simple
highest degree of ownership
fee simple defeesible
possibility that property can be returned
life estate
granted for lifetime of an individual; the right to possess the property terminates at one's death. Upon the death of the holder, property will go to another party as designated by the original granter
tenants in common
most common. Each co-owner has the right to sell his or her interest without the consent of the other owners
joint tenants
may sell their shares without the consent of the others. Joint tenants all own equal shares of the property and upon the death of one tenant, the property is divided equally among joint owners. **CAN SELL PART OF PROPERTY WITHOUT CONSENT, BUT NEW OWNER IS TENANT IN COMMON**
tenancy by the entirety
co-ownership by married couples: one owner cannot sell his or her interest without the other's consent
right of eminent domain
government can offer money to citizens for their land for public use; if don't agree on value, court and judge will decide
criteria to determine bail amount
crime, previous record, where you work
interstate commerce clause
private discrimination cannot interfere with flow of commerce through your state or prohibits people from traveling through your state