POSC 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fokker E.Ii, Trial, Hung Jury
17 Sep 2016
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A law defining conduct as a crime with a punishment. Actus reus: the physical act of the crime. Mens rea: the mental intent to commit the crime, the intent to harm: homicide: when one person kills another person a. i. Second degree murder: malice at time, intended in that moment, no forethought a. iii. Voluntary manslaughter: intend to hurt or harm someone, ends in killing them a. iv. Crime of passion: don"t have enough time to clear head a. v. Involuntary manslaughter: did not intend to kill or harm, but acted but unreasonably. A causal relationship: your conduct and the harm. Maybe defendants initial appearance in court before judicial officer without arrest warrant, 48 hours a. iii. Have already established probable cause to get warrant a. iv. Prison sentenced for more than 1 year: probable cause reasonable likelihood person committed a crime (most common) c. i. Defendant cut loose if no probable cause found before judicial officer.
