 Crime – _______________________________ _______________________________________  Elements of a Crime: › A duty to do or not to do a certain thing › Criminal Act - ______________________________ ___________________________________________ › Criminal Intent – ___________________________ ___________________________________________

 ________________________________: assault and battery, kidnapping, rape, murder  Crimes against property: ______________________________  Crimes against the government: _______________________ _______________________________  ____________________________: rioting, disorderly conduct, speeding  Crimes against realty: _________________________________  ___________________________: fraudulent sale of securities, violation of pure food and drug laws  Crimes against decency: ______________________________

 ______________ – a crime punishable by more than ____ year in prison and/or a fine of more than _____________  In some cases, a felony can also be punishable by death.  ___________________ – a crime punishable by ___________ year in prison and/or a fine  _______________ – a less serious misdemeanor only _____________________

 ________________ – the taking another person’s money or property by a person whom it was entrusted to  Perjury – ______________________________  _____________________ – the wrongful taking of money or personal property with intent to deprive the owner of possession › ______________ – taking of money or property from a person against their will by force or causing fear › _________________ – entering a building without permission with intention to commit a crime › _________________________________________________

 ________________________ – knowingly receiving or buying property known to be stolen with intent to deprive the rightful owner of the property  False Pretenses – ____________________________ _____________________________________________  Forgery – ___________________________________ __________________________  ________________ – unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official

 _____________________ – obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or power  Conspiracy – _____________________________ ____________________________  Arson – __________________________________ ______________________________

 Your rights when arrested: › Fair procedure during ________________________ __________________________________ › Defendants may not be compelled to _________ _____________________________________ › _______________________________________ › Must be proven guilty _________________________ _______________________________

 A person who aids another person in the commission of a crime is also guilty of criminal wrongdoing.  One who plans the crime or intentionally helps in the act is guilty of the same crime.  Example: If someone is killed during the commission of a felony, all accomplices are guilty of the homicide.

 Defense – ________________________________ __________________________________  __________________________ – defenses based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished  ____________________ – ways to disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime by discrediting facts established by the prosecution

 __________________ – use of force necessary to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping  _________________ – exists when the defense can prove the accused does not know the difference between right and wrong  ____________ – freedom from prosecution even when that person has committed a crime › A witness who refuses to testify after being granted immunity is in ______________________________

 Punishment - ___________________________ ____________________________  ______________ – agreeing to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious crime dropped › Gives up right to trial to avoid risk or harsher punishment if convicted

 Torts – ______________________________________ ________________________  If a tort is committed, the victim can sue and obtain a judgment for ______.  Elements of a tort: › _________________ › _____________________________

 Duty – __________________________________________ ______________________________ › We have duties to not injure another person’s body, reputation, or privacy; not to interfere with other’s property rights; not to interfere with other’s economic rights  Breach – _______________________________________  Injury – _________________________________________  Causation (proof) – _____________________________ _____________________________ › ___________________________ – when it is reasonably foreseeable that breach of duty will result in an injury

 Intentional Torts – ____________________________ ___________________________________  ______________ – when one person intentionally threatens to physically or offensively injure another  Battery – ____________________________________ _____________________________________________  _______________________ – depriving a person’s freedom of movement without the person’s consent and without privilege

 Defamation – ____________________________ __________________________________________ › Written = _________; Spoken = _____________ › Statement must be false, communicated to a third person, or brings the victim contempt or ridicule by others  ________________________ – the unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into one’s private life to cause outrage, mental suffering, or humiliation

 Trespassing – ________________________________ ___________________________________  Conversion – ________________________________ ____________________________________________ › Right is violated if the possession is stolen, destroyed, or used in a manner inconsistent with the owner’s rights  __________________________________ – when a third party entices or encourages the breach of a contract  Fraud – _________________________________________ _______________________________

 Negligence – _______________________________ _____________________________________________  ________________________________ – a duty that requires us to act with the care, prudence, and good judgment to not cause injury to others  Defenses to negligence: › ________________________________________ – when a plaintiff’s own negligence was a partial cause for the injury › Assumption of Risk – ______________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

 _____________________ – even though the defendant was not negligent, they are liable if engaged in an activity that resulted in injury › Proof of both the _____________________________ ______________________________________________  Examples: target practice, ownership of dangerous animals, sale of goods that are unreasonably dangerous

 _________________ – a court order issued for a person to do or not to do a particular act in order to prevent a tort  Damages – ______________________________ __________________________________________ › Goal is to place in injured party _______________ ______________________________________________ › Usually used to reimburse the plaintiff for lost wages, medical bills, pain, and suffering › Lawyers often get a percentage of the damages (_______ - before, _________ - trial, ___________ - appeal)

 ___________________ – anything the judge allows to be presented to the jury to prove or disprove facts  Testimony – ______________________________________________________  Witness – _________________________________________________________  _____________________ – written order buy the judge commanding a witness to appear in court to testify  Contempt of Court – _____________________________________________  Verdict – ____________________; Judgment – _______________________  _____________________________ – used if the defendant does not pay damages; the process by which a judgment for money is enforced; the court directs the defendant’s property seized or sold to pay the judgment