LEGL 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Espionage Act Of 1917, Fax, Embezzlement
17 Aug 2018
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Key points - chapter 10 criminal law and cyber crime. Crime: a wrong against society, defined in a statute and punishable by fines, imprisonment, or death. Felony: a crime that carries the most severe sanction, ranging from one or more year in prison to forfeiture of one"s life. Misdemeanor: a lesser crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to one year. Petty offense: a subset of misdemeanor, comprised of the least serious criminal offenses, such as traffic violations and jaywalking. Requisites - a person may not be criminally liable unless they: performed a prohibited act or failed to perform a legally required act, did so with a specified state of mind or intent. Absent the requisite mens rea , which varies from crime to crime, there can be no criminal liability, even for what seem to be the most heinous acts.
