CCJS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Malice Aforethought, Reasonable Person, Mens Rea
23 Dec 2016
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The conscious object of the actor was to commit the crime. 2. knowingly-when it is practically certain that the conduct will result in a criminal act. 3. recklessly-acting in constant disregard of a substantial, unjustifiable risk that results in criminal harm. 4. negligently-unaware that their conduct could cause harm/be a crime (130) Murder-killing another human with malice aforethought. stems from religious writing-- taking the life of another is the most egregious thing. Once you take another person"s life, there is no fixing it. Stems from the thought process that one should forfeit their life if they take someone else"s unjustifiably. Justifiable killings- killings in self defense, government"s use of capital punishment, law enforcement (use of deadly force) When a police officer can use deadly force-imminent threat of death or serious physical injury. neutralize the threat-always aim for center mass. Fleeing felons-must be a danger to you, others, or the community. Reasonable person standard different from a reasonable police officer reasonable observations, reasonable conclusions.
