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Actus ReusConduct/Circumstances/ResultsVoluntary ActOmission: voluntary omission + legal duty

Mens Rea

CL MPCMens Rea Generalized Mens Rea - malicious !ill"ul

corru#t

CL Mens Rea $ usually rec%lessness or grossnegligence re&uired

'()*( - P R ,

Mista%e O" act: negates mens reaGeneral intent .reasona le01#eci"ic intent

1trict lia ility

Moral !rong t2eoryCrime !rong .lesser crime0

O" La!: Collateral Mista%eO""icial Reliance

'()*3 ,egates mens rea .not reasona le0O""icial reliance1econd o""ense #rovision .can only e guilty o" lesser0

4ill"ul 5lindness

Homicide

CL MPCMurder

Causation: ut-"or cause #ro6imate causeeggs2ell s%ull

AR 7 causing deat2/%illing cause analysisMR 7 malice a"oret2oug2t:

8 9ntent to %ill .P or 08 9ntent to cause G58 ; M: e6treme rec%lessness

- magnitude un

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Manslaug2ter Voluntary Manslaughter9ntent + legally ade&uate #rovocation

eat o" #assion Ade&uate #rovocation - categories .ma*) - Negligent Homicide: criminal negligenceRec%lessness

Attem t: canBt attem#t unintentional %illing $ s#eci"ic intent re&uirement ma%es it attem#ted murder

CL MPCMens Rea Specific Intent Ma. 0

!om licity:

CL MPCMens Rea Conduct: P

Result: #arity .ma

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Act in #ursuance y co-cons#irator Act in #ursuance y co-cons#irator .I > st/( nd deg)0 "elf#Defense:

CL MPCReasona$le elie" "orce is necessary to de"end againstimmediate / imminent use o" "orce JKBs "orce is not e6cessive / unreasona le

'@)*3.>0 5elieves suc2 "orce is immediately necessary"or #ur#ose o" #rotecting 2imsel" against t2e use o"unla!"ul "orce y suc2 ot2er #erson

Minority: 2onest ut unreasona le elie" mitigates to

voluntary manslaug2ter

'@)* .(0 9" elieve is negligently / rec%lessly "ormed no

de"ense "or crime re&uiring , / R ;eadly "orce: elieves t2e ot2er is a out to use deadly "orce/ commit seriously violent crime

'@)*3.(0. 0 5elieves deadly "orce is necessary to #rotect2imsel" against deat2 serious odily in