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Street LawCriminal Law

Mr. BachGovernment

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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

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Types of Crimes

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Homicides?

• First Degree• Second Degree• Felony Murder• Voluntary

Manslaughter• Involuntary

Manslaughter• Negligent Homicide

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Accomplices?

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Defenses?

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