Criminal Law

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Elements of a cause of action for prostitution...

Back 1

1) Providing
2) sexual services
3) in exchange for
compensation

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Elements of a cause of action for rape...

(Common Law)

Back 2

1) Sexual intercourse with
2) a woman, not the man's wife
3) committed without the
victims consent and by
using force.

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Elements of a cause of action for rape...

(Modern Approach)

Back 3

1) Sexual intercourse
2) with another against that
persons will or without that
persons consent and
3) by the use of force or under
such a threat of force that a
reasonable person would
have believed that
resistance would have
resulted in serious bodily
harm or death.

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Elements of a cause of action for indecent exposure...

Back 4

1) An intentional exposure
2) of one's private parts
3) in a public place.

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Elements of a cause of action for robbery...

Back 5

1) Trespassory taking
2) and carrying away
(asportation)
3) of personal property
4) from another's person or
presence
5) using either force or threat
of force
6) with an intent to steal the
property.

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Elements of a cause of action for burglary...

(Common Law)

Back 6

1) The breaking and entering
2) of another's dwelling
3) at night
4) for the purpose of
committing a felony
5) once inside.

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Elements of a cause of action for burglary...

(Modern Approach)

Back 7

1) Unlawful entry
2) of another person's building
or structure
3) for the purpose of
committing a felony or
stealing from the premises
4) once inside.

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Elements of a cause of action for battery...

Back 8

1) Intentional
2) unwanted
3) physical contact.

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Elements of a cause of action for murder...

(Common Law)

Back 9

1) The unlawful killing of a
2) human being with
3) malice aforethought.

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Elements of a cause of action for extortion...

Back 10

1) The taking or acquisition of
property
2) of another
3) using a threat
4) with an intent to steal the
property.

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Elements of a cause of action for receiving stolen property...

Back 11

1) Receiving property
2) that has been stolen
3) with knowledge of its stolen
character
4) with an intent to deprive the
owner of the property.

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Elements of a cause of action for arson...

(Common Law)

Back 12

1) Malicious
2) burning of a
3) dwelling house of
4) another.

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Elements of a cause of action for larceny...

(Common Law)

Back 13

1) The trespassory taking
2) and carrying away
(asportation)
3) of personal property
4) of another
5) with an intent to
permanently deprive the
owner of possession.

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Elements of a cause of action for kidnapping...

Back 14

1) The unlawful
2) taking and confinement and
3) asportation of
4) another person
5) by use of force, threat,
fraud, or deception.

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Elements of a cause of action for forgery...

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1) Making of
2) false documents (or
alteration of existing
documents making them
false)
3) and passing the document
4) to another
5) with an intent to defraud.

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Elements of a cause of action for false pretenses...

Back 16

1) A false representation of
2) a material present or past
fact
3) made with knowledge that
the fact is false
4) and with intent to defraud
the victim.
5) thereby causing the victim
to pass title to property to
the actor.

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Elements of a cause of action for embezzlement...

Back 17

1) Conversion
2) of personal property
3) of another
4) by one who has acquired
lawful possession
5) with an intent to defraud the
owner.

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Elements of a cause of action for false imprisonment...

Back 18

1) A person
2) interfers
3) with another's liberty
4) by use of threat or force
5) without authority.

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Elements of a cause of action for violating the bad-check statutes...

Back 19

1) Mens rea may be proven by
showing either an intent to
defraud the payee or
knowledge that there were
insufficient funds in the
account.
2) The check must be taken in
exchange for something of
value.
3) There must have been
insufficient funds in the
account.

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Elements of a cause of action for a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) violation...

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1) Defendant received money
or income
2) from a pattern of
racketeering activity and
3) invested that money in an
enterprise (business)
4) which is interstate
commerce or affects
interstate commerce.