1. Bell Ringer Vocabulary activity:
In your notes define the following term:
State of mind
Mens Rea
Strict Liability

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General Considerations
Every crime is defined by certain elements (guilt must be proven of each element for as conviction) (pg. 99)
A single act can be both a crime and a civil wrong (pg. 99)

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State and Federal Crimes
Some crimes are exclusive to states, others are exclusively Federal, some can be both (pg. 100)

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“Need to know” terms
Principal
Accomplice
Accessory before the fact
Accessory after the fact

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Preliminary Crimes
Sometimes called Inchoate Crimes. These crimes can be punished even if the harm intended never occurred.
Solicitation – Ask, command, urge or advise another person to commit a crime
Attempt – When someone performs all the elements of a crime but fails to achieve the criminal result (pg.102)
Conspiracy – Agreement between two or more people to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime