CJ 297: Criminal Law
Mount Mercy University
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 Criminal

Law
Rules of society
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Thou shalt not…
Punishment
 Applies to all
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 Criminal

Procedure
Rules that apply to
government (CJS)
Treatment of
accused/convicted

Due process
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Who is HARMED?
Worst thing at STAKE?
Who pays for ATTORNEY?
Burden of PROOF?
CRIMINAL
CIVIL
Society
Individuals
Life or liberty
$
Pros: State
Def: Indiv or State
Individuals
Beyond a Reasonable
Doubt
By a Preponderance
of Evidence
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 Do’s
and don’ts
 “Man”-made & changeable

Elected lawmakers
 Written
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
(notice)
Codes (statutes)
Case law
 Consequences

Specific or general
 Rule
of Law
 Harm to Society

Victimless crimes
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 Mala
in se v. Mala prohibita
 Felony
v. Misdemeanor
 Personal
 Violent
v. Property
v. Non-Violent
 “Street”
v. White-Collar
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 How
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
much harm?
Stealing: $2,000 v. $80,000
Injury/Death
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Medical practitioners
 2 million unnecessary surgeries
 6 billion unneeded antibiotics with 10,000 deaths
 20,000 dead from improper emergency care
Employers
 More than homicides
Sellers
 Unsafe products & services
Polluters
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 Why
aren’t we punishing white-collar crime
more harshly?
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Who makes the laws?
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Who influences the laws?
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 Assault

Attempted/threatened battery
 Battery

Offensive contact
 Rape

Non-consensual sex committed with force or threat
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 Trespass

Entry onto another’s property without permission
 Burglary

Breaking & entering with intent to commit a crime
 Theft/Larceny
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Stealing with intent to permanently deprive
 Robbery

Theft by force or threat of force
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 False

imprisonment
Restraining someone’s liberty
 Kidnapping
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Restraining & moving/hiding someone
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 Homicide
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Taking the life of live human being
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Degrees
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1st: Purposeful, premeditated
2nd: Knowing, in the heat of passion
Voluntary Manslaughter: Reckless
Involuntary Manslaughter: Negligent
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