Legal (“proximate”) cause is a subjective question of fairness that appeals to the jury’s sense of
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What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute…
What are some of the reasons that the American Law Institute created the Model Penal Code?
Under the McNaughtan test of insanity, the defendant is lega…
Under the McNaughtan test of insanity, the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if, because of a mental disease or defect, he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know
Status can arise in two ways: (1) it can result from a prior…
Status can arise in two ways: (1) it can result from a prior voluntary act or (2)
Vicarious liability can apply to
Vicarious liability can apply to
Defendants who receive a “not guilty by reason of insanity”…
Defendants who receive a “not guilty by reason of insanity” verdict are
What is the category of crimes that are punishable by death…
What is the category of crimes that are punishable by death or confinement in the state’s prison for one year to life without parole?
To be a defense to attempt, the abandonment of the attempt m…
To be a defense to attempt, the abandonment of the attempt must be
The objective test of entrapment focuses on
The objective test of entrapment focuses on
At common law, children above what age were presumed to be c…
At common law, children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?