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Chapter 9 review
Flash cards about our chapter 9 review on homicides,abortions,etc
Term | Definition |
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Homicide actus reus | Killing another live human being,Causing the death of another |
3 Types of Homicide | Justifiable homicide,Excusable homicide,Criminal homicide |
Malice aforethought | Original mental state of intentional killing,Required spite, hate, or bad will |
Judge-made types of murder | entional killings – non-premeditated ◦ Unintended killings that occur in the commission of a felony ◦ Depraved heart murder ◦ Intent to cause serious bodily injury Continued development of murder law |
Feticide | crime of killing a fetus |
Homicide mens rea | Intentional - Knowing - Reckless - Negligent |
Second degree murder | all deaths caused by intentional killings that are not premeditated, justified, or excused. |