CRIM 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Malum Prohibitum, Felony Murder Rule, Malice Aforethought
2 Apr 2019
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Biological theory of aggression: heredity, somatotyping, psychiatric medications. Social learning theories: revised frustration-aggression hypothesis (bekowitz, 1962, cognitive scripts, observation, modeling, and reinforcement (albert bandura, 1960s) Personality theories and personality disorders: narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder. Other theories of aggression: boredom, presence of a weapon, alcohol and drugs, anabolic steroids. The killing of a human being caused by another. The unlawful killing of a human being committed with malice aforethought, either express or implied: actus reus (physical aspect of a crime, mens rea (mental aspect of a crime, intent, deadly weapon doctrine. ******transferred intent*****: if you have the intent to kill somebody, malice or forethought but you miss that person and kill somebody else the intent to kill is transferred to the person you killed. ****felony murder rule***: depraved heart killing, proximate cause, res gestae theory, malum in se crimes, malum prohibitum crimes. Degrees of murder: second degree murder: malice aforethought but without deliberation.
