Chapter 4 Criminal Law And Procedure

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CRIME

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*a punishable offense against society

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VICARIOUS CRIMINAL LIABILITY

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*attachment of responsibility to a person for harm or damages caused by another person in either a negligence lawsuit or criminal prosecution.

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FELONY

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* a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine of more than 1,000 or both or even death.

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MISDEMEANOR

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* a less serious crime

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WHITE COLLAR CRIMES

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* offenses committed in the business world

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PROBABLE CAUSE.

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* a reasonable ground for belief.

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DEFENSE

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* a legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her.

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PROCEDURAL DEFENSES

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* based on problems with the way is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished.

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SUBSTANTIVE DEFENSES

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* disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime.

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SELF DEFENSE.

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* the use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent deasth, serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping

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IMMUNITY

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* freedom from prosecution even when one has commited the crime charged.

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CONTEMPT OF COURT

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* an action that hinders the administration of justice

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PUNISHMENT.

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* any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court

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PLEA BARGAINING

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* an accused person pleading quilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped.