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10/21/2013

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Larceny
Definition
Trespassory taking and carrying away of anothers personal property with the intent to permanently deprive
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Burglary
Definition
the trespassory breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with an intent to commit a felony therein.
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Murder
Definition
The unlawful killing of another human being without justification or excuse.
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4 types of murder
Definition
(1) intentional murder; (2) a killing that resulted from the intent to do serious bodily injury; (3) a killing that resulted from a depraved heart or extreme recklessness; and (4) murder committed by an Accomplice during the commission of, attempt of, or flight from certain felonies.
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Voluntary manslaughter
Definition
often called a "heat of passion" crime. Voluntary manslaughter arises when a person is suddenly provoked (in circumstances which are likely to provoke many reasonable people) and kills in the heat of passion aroused by that provocation.
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Involuntary manslaughter
Definition
A killing can be involuntary manslaughter when a person's reckless disregard of a substantial risk results in another's death
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attempt
Definition
an attempt to commit a crime is an offense when an accused makes a substantial but unsuccessful effort to commit a crime
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solicitation
Definition
The crime of solicitation is committed when the defendant advises, encourages, induces or requests another person to either commit a crime or join the defendant in committing a crime.
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Larceny by False Pretenses
Definition
obtaining title to the property of another by a knowing false statement of past or existing fact with the intent to defraud.
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larceny by trick
Definition
obtaining possession of property by intentionally making a false statement to the victim.
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Rape
Definition
A male engaging in forcible sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, without her consent.
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kidnapping
Definition
unlawful restraint of a person's liberty by force or show of force
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Assault
Definition
intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact.
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Battery
Definition
intentional unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive contact with the "person" of another.
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Arson
Definition
the malicious burning or exploding of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of a building within the curtilage, the immediate surrounding space, of the dwelling of another.
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