Homicide (1-4)
-CHECKLIST………………………………….1
-Murder-1st & 2nd degree……………………….1
-Non-Degree states …………………………….2
-Felony Murder & Merger……………………..3
-Manslaughter-Voluntary & Involuntary ………4
-Malice …………………………………………4
Causation (5-7)
-CHECKLIST………………………………….5
-Actual/Factual Cause………………………….5
-Proximate/Legal Cause………………………6-7
-Theories & Doctrines………………………….7
Omissions (8)
-Criticism & Defense of
-When is there a duty to act?
-MPC on Omission
-Medical Omissions
Physician Assisted Suicide (9-14)
-Introduction & History…………………….…9
-MPC, Status of Law, Active & Passive……..10
-Necessity & Medical Necessity………………11
-Applying Medical Necessity factors………….12
-Reasonable Alternatives……………………..12
-Integrity, Disadvantages, Social Views, Jury..13
-Conclusion……………….…………………..14
Necessity (15-16)
-Elements of…………………………………..15
-Model Penal Code v.s. Common law………..15
-Prison cases…………………..…………..15-16
-Civil disobedience……………………….…..16
Duress (17-18)
-Elements of………………………………..…17
-Comparison to Necessity…………………….17
-Prison cases………………………………….18
-MPC v.s. Common law………………………18
Self-Defense (19-21)
-In general, elements of…………..…………..19
-Battered-Woman’s Syndrome……………….20
-Resisting Arrest………………………………21
Conspiracy (22-27)
-Definitions of…………………………………22
-Mens Rea, Intent & Liability…………………23
-Unilateral v.s. Bilateral………………………24
-Parties to, Types of, Objectives of …………..25
-Defenses to………………………………..….26
-Attempted Conspiracy……………………….26
-Aiding & Abetting v.s. Conspiracy………….27
-Punishment of ……………………………….27
-CHECKLIST…………………………………27
Attempt & Impossibility (28)
Bifurcations of Consciousness” (29-35)
-Introduction…………………………………29
-Montana v. Egglehoff……………………29-30
-Scalia v.s. O’Connor……………………..30-31
-Elimination of defense, Public policy, States..31
-Bifurcations, General & Specific Intent Test..32
-Criticisms of General & Specific Intent Test..32
-Causation, Evidentiary Approaches…….……33
-Intox. Homicides as 1st & 2nd degree murder…33
-MPC, Defense Strategies…………………….34
-Alcohol & Insanity……………………………34
-Conclusion………………………………..34-35
-Fun Facts & 12 steps…………………………35
Rape (36-37)
-Definitions, Traditional Notions……………..36
-Law in Transition…………………………….36
-Rape shield laws………………………….36-37
-MPC v.s. Common Law……………………..37
-Marital Exemption……………………….36-37
-Gross sexual imposition…………………..…37
Mistake of Fact (38-41)
-Definition, Why can it exculpate?……………….38
-Common law, general v.s. specific intent..38-39
-Moral wrong…………………………………39
-Legal wrong………………………………39-40
-Regina v. Morgan……………………………40
-MPC………………………………………….41
Mistake of Law (42-44)
-In general, Rationale of the rule……………42
-When it is a defense…………………..…42-43
-Specific & general intents, liability…………43
-MPC…………………………………………44
Insanity (45-47)
-Definition of………………………………….45
-Tests for & Criticisms of tests, Examples..45-46
-Rationale, Abolition of Insanity defense…….47
Theft (48-52)
-History, Possession, Custody: 1pg-summary.48
-Elements of Larceny…………………… ..49-50
-Embezzlement…………………………….….51
-False Pretences, MPC & Random Info..…51-52
Miscellaneous (53)
-Complicity
-Social Harm
HOMICIDE
q Is it murder or manslaughter?
q If it is murder, is it a degree or non-degree state?
q If it is a degree state, is it first or second?
q If it is a non-degree state, it is a “purposeful, knowing, & intentional killing,” but are there aggravating or mitigating factors?
q Is it felony murder?—If yes, does the felony merge?
q If it is manslaughter, is it voluntary or involuntary?
q Malice considerations & Causation
q What are the possible defenses & are they valid?
-Common law defn.: the killing of a human being by a human being
-Mod. Stat. def: killing of a human being by another human being (suicide not homicide)
-Homicide= legally neutral, may be criminal or innocent
-criminal homicide=one committed w/out justification or excuse
-Malice= intent to kill; extreme recklessness
MURDER—DEGREE STATES (PA MODEL)—*majority of states have
1ST DEGREE MURDER
-murders committed in a statutorily specified manner—torture, poison, lying in wait
-cool, calm dispassionate killing—not based on rage; generally worst type of offender
-willful, deliberate & premeditated
-willful: a specific intent to kill
-deliberate: to measure & evaluate the major facts of a choice or problem, the
quality o
stract: look @ felony in the abstract, eg., nature of felony—Δ likes
-hybrid: look @ if it can be committed either violently or non; if V—can be f.m.
-3 kinds of felony murder rules: strict liability, felony murder + malice, aggravating. circ.
-malum in se felonies—historically recognized as worst against society
-malum prohibitum—new statutes—not traditional offenses against human nature
-FELONY MURDER rule applies when a killing occurs during the commission or attempted commission of a felony/within the Res gestae of things done to commit felony:
(1) temporal & geographical proximity—felony & homicide must occur close together
-res gestae of felony occurs until felony reaches a place of temporary safety
(2) a causal aspect—but for
-1ST DEGREE FELONY MURDER/ENUMERATED OFFENSES
-in many states, it is a strict liability crime—these states assume malice from commission of grave felonies
-prosecution has burden of proof to show they intended to commit the felony
-FELONY MURDER + MALICE—some states, like Michigan use/recognize this
-must show malice; cannot assume malice
-not difficult to show w/enumerated felonies—show extreme reck., result. death
-Doctrine of Proportionality: should be punished for what you intended to commit
-2ND DEGREE FELONY MURDER/NON-ENUMERATED OFFENSES
-inherently dangerous felony not listed w/1st degree felony murder
-MERGER
-for felony murder, the felony must have an independent felonious purpose
-if felony is an integral part of the assault, cannot be used for f.m. purposes
-no double jeopardy
*Keys here are: degrees of felony murder, what kind of test used—factual, abstract or hybrid, what kind of liability there is, & do the felony & murder merge?
**Carter phrases: independent felonious purpose
