criminal law reckless intent
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criminal procedure negligent intent
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principle of economy strict liability offenses
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purposeful intent factual cause
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knowing intent legal cause
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tells government officials the extent and limits unconsciously creating an unreasonable risk of of their power to enforce the criminal law, and it harm sets out the consequences for illegal official actions
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applying criminal law by relying on the least crimes without criminal intent expensive or invasive response to misbehavior
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the result wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t (sometimes called specific intent) you did it for the defendant’s actions and/or caused a criminal result on purpose
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asks whether it’s fair to blame defendants for you know you’re committing an act or causing a the consequences of the chain of events their harm, but you’re not acting for that purpose actions triggered
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defenses of justification substantial capacity test
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defenses of excuse felonies
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entrapment misdemeanors
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right-wrong test violations
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a test of insanity that focuses on whether a defendants admit they’re responsible for their mental disease substantially impaired the actions, but argue that, under the reason and/or will of the defendants circumstances, their actions were justified
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capital felonies are crimes punishable by death defendants admit what they did was wrong but or life imprisonment; ordinary felonies are argue that, under the circumstances, they crimes punishable by one year or more in prison weren’t responsible for their actions
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minor offenses (simple assaults and battery, efforts by law enforcement officers to get people prostitution, and disorderly conduct) punishable to commit crimes either by fines or up to one year in jail
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an insanity defense focusing on whether a crimes punishable by a small fine; they don’t mental disease or defect impaired the become part of your criminal history defendants’ reason so that they couldn’t tell the difference between right and wrong
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mala prohibita void-for-vagueness doctrine
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torts (civil cases) equal protection of the laws
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damages
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due process
Chapter 4 clause in the U.S. Constitution that bans inherently evil behavior retroactive criminal laws
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states that vague laws deny individuals life, behavior that is criminal only because the law liberty, and property defines it as a crime
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criminal laws can only treat groups of people differently if the different treatment is private personal injury actions reasonable
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money for personal injuries awarded by courts
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the right to fair procedures
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