01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Unconsciousness, Latvian Lats, Alter Ego
31 Jan 2017
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Causation: refers to the fact that the concurrence of a guilty mind and a criminal act may cause harm. Legal cause: must be demonstrated in court in order to hold an individual criminally liable for causing harm. Victimless crimes: social harm caused by the behavior. Highlights the fact that a behavior cannot be criminal if no law exists that defines it as such includes the notion of the ex post facto laws. (cid:862)after the fa(cid:272)t(cid:863) i(cid:374) lati(cid:374) laws are binding only from the day of their creation. Punishment: no crime can be said to occur where punishment has not been specified in the law. Can be classified as aggravating or mitigating circumstances. These two are not elements of an offense. Element: one of the essential features of the crime. (cid:862)the (cid:271)ody of the (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863) facts that show the crime occurred two aspects of the corpus delicti. A person is criminally responsible for its production.
