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Criminal law
In criminal law, a crime breaks down into elements you must be able to list without missing one. Lumi quizzes you on those elements, the standards of proof and the defenses.
How to turn this subject into cards
Make one note per offense or general doctrine, with its elements, the penalty and the defenses. Quiz yourself in the same order each time, act first, then mental state. The trap is mixing up the elements of two similar offenses. Lumi helps you retain definitions, elements and classifications.
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Criminal law · teach this card to Lumi
Most crimes require an actus reus, a guilty act, and a mens rea, a guilty mind. In criminal cases the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. In the US, felonies are the more serious offenses and misdemeanors the lesser ones. Murder requires malice aforethought at common law.
Lumi’s question
Most crimes require an actus reus, a guilty act, and a _____, a guilty mind.
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Give Lumi your criminal law notes, it gives them back as questions at the right moment.