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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. Crimes Against the Person . Crimes Against the Person . Include: homicide, assault, battery, rape. HOMICIDE: the killing of one human by another Can be criminal or non-criminal HOW??. Criminal Homicide . Murder is killing that is done with malice

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 Crimes Against the Person

  2. Crimes Against the Person • Include: homicide, assault, battery, rape. • HOMICIDE: the killing of one human by another • Can be criminal or non-criminal • HOW??

  3. Criminal Homicide • Murder is killing that is done with malice • Malice: having the intent to kill or seriously harm another person or acting in an extremely reckless manner which shows a lack of regard for human life. • First-degree murder: killing that is premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice. • How do they know it was premediated?

  4. Criminal Homicide, ctd. • Felony Murder: killing that takes place during the commission of certain felonies, such as arson, rape, robbery, or burglary. • Not necessary to prove intent. • Malice is assumed • Second-degree murder: killing that is done with malice, but is not premeditated or deliberate

  5. Criminal Homicide, ctd. • Voluntary manslaughter: killing that would otherwise be murder, but occurs after the victim has done something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose self-control or act rashly. • No “cool down” period. • Involuntary manslaughter: killing when there was no intent to kill at all.

  6. Criminal Homicide, ctd. • Negligent homicide: causing death through criminal negligence. • Negligence: failure to exercise a reasonable or ordinary amount of care in a situation, thereby causing harm to someone. • What is the most common form of negligent homicide?

  7. You be the Judge/Page 109 • Answer a, b, and c ON YOUR OWN!

  8. Noncriminal Homicide • Killing that is justifiable or excusable and for which the killer is deemed faultless. • Examples??

  9. Suicide • Suicide: the deliberate taking of one’s own life. • Assisted suicide is a crime. • One of the leading causes of death among teenagers.

  10. Problem 9.1/Page 111 • Answer on the same sheet of paper, ON YOUR OWN!

  11. Assault and Battery • Assault: any attempt or threat to carry out a physical attack upon another person. • Battery: any unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another person without consent. • Injury is not necessary; the only requirement is that the person must have intended to do bodily harm.

  12. Assault and Battery, ctd. • Stalking: occurs when a person repeatedly follows or harasses another person and makes threats. • Sexual Assault: specific kind of assault that can include rape or attempted rape.

  13. Rape • Rape: sexual intercourse without consent. • Statutory rape: intercourse between an adult and a minor • Lack of consent is not an element. • Acquaintance or date rape: sexual assault by someone known to the victim

  14. BLUE LAW OF THE DAY • It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on a Wednesday. • ALABAMA

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