Street LawCriminal Law

Mr. BachGovernment

Criminal Law

• Prosecution v. Defendant– Crime against the general

public

• Prosecutor (District Attorneys) v. Defense Attorney

• Burden of Proof– Guilty Mental State Beyond

a Reasonable Doubt– 99%

• Prison Time or Death Penalty

Types of Crimes

Homicides?

• First Degree• Second Degree• Felony Murder• Voluntary

Manslaughter• Involuntary

Manslaughter• Negligent Homicide

Accomplices?

Defenses?

• No crime committed• Alibi• Self-Defense• Infancy, under 7• Involuntary Intoxication• Insanity• Entrapment• Duress• Necessity