CRJ 222 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: United States Postal Service, Sherman Antitrust Act, Credit Union
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The requirement that the victim was alive before the homicidal act: before the accused can be found guilty of a homicidal crime, the prosecution must establish that the victim was alive before the accused"s criminal act. When death occurs: brain death complete cessation of activity of the central nervous system, may be used as sole basis for the determination that a person has died. Defenses to homicide charges: self-defense, plea of insanity, heat-of passion defense, defense of reasonable care, and defense of accidental killing in others. General to prohibit doctors from prescribing regulate drugs for use in physician-assisted suicide. Assaultive offenses: assault attempt to inflict bodily injury upon another person, battery unlawful use of force against another person that entails some injury or offensive touching. Illinois criminal code has one of the toughest laws on stalking; very specific: some laws deemed unconstitutional because there was the uncertain meaning of. Repeated patterns of conduct and repeated series of acts .
