Using your text book or device find the definition and an example … work together!! You and your partner will present your finding

Defence Definition Example1) Automatism A mental disorder. The performance of

actions without conscious though or intention

Esther Griggs in 1858 threw her child out if a first floor window believing that he house was on fire having a night terror.

2) Insane Automatism Condition caused by mental disorder in which a person acts without being aware.

Bob killed his son with a bat due to his mental disorder.

3) Non insane automatism

When a person commits a crime in circumstances where their actions can be sold to be involuntary.

An involuntary natural reaction occurs such as sneezing or being chased by a swarm of bees,

4) Provocation Action or speech that makes someone annoyed, angry, especially deliberately

Bob teases Bill that he is bad at sports. Bill snaps and beats Bob with a baseball bat.

5) Entrapment A defense against police conduct that illegally induces the defendant to commit a criminal act

A cop poses as a drug dealer and offers to sell some to a passerby. They disagree but the cop offers a discount. They then agree, take some, and are arrested for possession.

6) Intoxication Defense claims diminished responsibility based on substance intoxication, resulting in reduced liability and distant mental state

Charlie Sheen was high on bath salts, and punched his neighbor, believing him to be a dragon.

7) Alibi A defense raised by the accused claiming that he or she was somewhere else when the crime was committed.

“I couldn’t have assaulted Megan at 7pm, because I was at soccer from 6:30pm-9:00 pm”

8) Mistake of Law When someone’s defense is “I didn’t know it was illegal”. It is an example of ignorance of the law

Sean knowingly stole Marks cat and in court his defense was not knowing it was illegal

9) Mistake of Fact A defence that the accused made an honest mistake that led to the breaking of the law

Jose sold a house to someone thinking that he owned it, but he didn’t.

10) Balance of Probabilities

Burden of proof in civil trials, try to convince judge

Ashley has no other defense other than there is not strong enough evidence that she committed the crime so she uses the Balance of Probabilities defense.

11) Self Defense The defense of one’s person or interest especially through use of physical force which is permitted in certain cases

Punching someone who is trying to steal your wallet

12) Battered Wife Syndrome

Fear and perceived inability to escape Angelina Napolitano- killed husband in sleep because she felt like she could not escape.

13) Defense of Dwelling

A person is allowed to protect their dwelling and to remove any trespassers

Sean break into Michael’s house to steal his DS and Michael found him and punched him

14) Double Jeopardy The legal doctrine that an accused cannot be tried twice for the same offence.

If Paolo was acquitted on a robbery charge, the police cannot bring the same charge against him two years later because they have more evidence.

15) Necessity The defense that one had no choice but to break the law

Shirley had to sneak onto Tom’s property to see if Tom was beating his kids or not

16) Compulsion The action or state of force or being forced to do something ( peer pressure)

Group of friends at the store and one person tells another to go in and steal a bunch of candy

17) Duress Accused was forced by the threat of violence to commit a criminal act

Someone was kidnapped then forced to shoot someone else against their will

18) Here’s a new one … search for the “Fantasy” defense…. What is it??

19) Now…. Find your own ….