LEGL 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Legal Monopoly, Posting Rule, Damages
22 Apr 2017
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Basic concepts: you need to show the intent of some level of willingly or knowingly performing a crime. If you are dumb, or whatever, then it"s probably not enough to convince someone of intent. However, if you just turned a blind eye to it then it is intent: public officials bring these trials to court, aka district attorney, us prosecutors, us attorneys. Pleas in criminal cases: guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere ( no contest , treated for sentencing as though they plead guilty, but cannot be brought to civil court as though having plead guilty. Saves time and money because then there is no trial: criminal conviction may be basis for civil damages suit. 4: if public safety is a concern or future evidence could be deleted then you can search a phone without a warrant. It doesn"t violate double jeopardy if you are tried in the state and then federal, or criminal court and then civil.
