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2 elements of crime
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mens rea, and actus reas
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mens rea
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guilty mind
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actus reas
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guilty act
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4 pleas
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guilty, not guilty, admitting guilt but you decide, and insanity
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record expunged in ohio
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1 year for misdemenor, 3 years afte rreleased for a felony, cannot expunge driving record
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bill of rights
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1st ten amendments
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1st amendment
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freedom of speech and religion
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2nd amendment
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bear arms
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4th amendment
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illegal search and seizure, need a warrant for anything
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fruit from the poison tree
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evidence gotten illegally w/o warrant
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motion to suprress
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keep out illegally obtained evidence
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amendment 5
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double jeopardy, due process, miranda warnings
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miranda warnings
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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
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due process
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must let you know with what you are charged with
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6th amendment
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fair proceedings (speedy trial, impartial jury, informed, confront witnesses, witnesses on side, right to council)
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8th amendment
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excessive bail not required
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death penalty
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not cruel and unusual punishment
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14th amendment
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applies to states, not federal. due process
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3 types of torts
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intentional, negligent, strict-liability
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intentional torts
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intended to cause someone harm
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types of intentional torts
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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
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intrusion into one's solitude
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budding into private life
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false light
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slander
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appropriation
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using icon to endorse without permission
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public disclosure of a private fact
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news worthy, but not private
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negligent torts
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commit tort, but not intentionally
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four requirements of negligent torts
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duty owed, breech of a duty, causal relationships, damage to property/injury
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duty owed
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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.
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good samaritan statue (OH)
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if you expect to be paid, you are liable if help them negligently
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breech of duty
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not paying attention to your duty (lifeguard)
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causal relationships
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causal relationship b/w my actions and your harm
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contributory negligent
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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
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assumption of the risk
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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
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res ipsa locitor
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"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)
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strict liability torts
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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)
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types of strict liability torts
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wild animals (not supposed to be in captivity), ultra hazardous activity (digging a hole in your yard), product liability
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product liability has three theories
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negligent theory (hardest to prove), warranty theory (sale of tangible personal property), strict (liable without fault, don't put fingers under mower)
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claims
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negligent theory, warranty liability, strict, screwing
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3 types of people
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lowest, licensee, business invitee
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lowest
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trespasser, you owe the least duty, duty to not intentionally harm.
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licensee
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someone you invited over, property reasonably safe and warn of any known dangers
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business invitee
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invited in for economic benefit
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personal property
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you can buy it, inherit it, or receive as a gift. tangible
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gifts
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inter vivos (normal) and causa mortis (gift in anticipation of death)
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3 requirements of inter vivos
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intent to give, delivery, acceptance
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a completed gift is
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irrevocable
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donor
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giver (must intend and deliver)
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donee
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receiver (must accept)
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exception of gifts
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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
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causa mortis
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recovered, can get gift back. Gift holds over the will.
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involuntarily acquire property by
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lost property (didn't intend to lose), mislaid property (intentionally placed in intent to return), and abandoned property (must be left at a dump)
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bailment
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you can bail personal property only, give it to someone to hold, use, repair, and RETURN to them
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bailor
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owner of property
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bailee
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holder is responsible for safekeeping (ie: car repaired, dry cleaners, rent a car, coat check)
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benefit the bailee
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bailee is responsible for harm to the property caused by even the slightest lack of due car
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benefit the bailor
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bailee is liable for damage to the property
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mutual benefit
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bailee must accept responsibility, can't just leave without notice
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real property
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(house, land)
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fee simple
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highest degree of ownership
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fee simple defeesible
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possibility that property can be returned
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life estate
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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
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tenants in common
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most common. Each co-owner has the right to sell his or her interest without the consent of the other owners
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joint tenants
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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**
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tenancy by the entirety
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co-ownership by married couples: one owner cannot sell his or her interest without the other's consent
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right of eminent domain
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government can offer money to citizens for their land for public use; if don't agree on value, court and judge will decide
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criteria to determine bail amount
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crime, previous record, where you work
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interstate commerce clause
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private discrimination cannot interfere with flow of commerce through your state or prohibits people from traveling through your state
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