Criminal Law

Basic Elements of a Crime

Inchoate Offenses

Actus Reus
Common Law Mens Rea
Model Penal Code’s Mens Rea
Causation
Attempt
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Assault and Battery
Mayhem
Rape
False Imprisonment
Kidnapping
Burglary
Arson
Crimes Against Property
General Concepts and Larceny
Embezzlement
False Pretenses
Robbery
Extortion
Receiving Stolen Property
Scope of Criminal Liability
Defenses

Accomplices: Common Law Classifications
Accomplice Mens Rea and Actus Reus
Scope of Accomplice Liability
Defenses to Accomplice Liability
Infancy
Insanity
Diminished Capacity
Intoxication
Mistake of Fact
Mistake of Law
Necessity and Duress
Entrapment
Consent
Self Defense
Defense of Others
Protection of Property
Use of Force to Effectuate Arrest and to Prevent Crime

 

Homicide


Other Crimes Against Persons

Crimes Against the Home

Definition and Classification
Murder
Voluntary Manslaughter
Involuntary Manslaughter
Definitions of Life and Death