Legal Definitions

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I have been getting quite a few calls from parents who have 18 and 19 year old sons who are dating 15 and 16 year old girls. This is a situation that could ruin a young man's life. Educate yourself and educate your son. Statutory rape is illegal sexual activity between two people when it would otherwise be legal if not for their age In accordance with the FBI definition, statutory rape is characterized as non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent. The actual ages for these laws vary greatly from state-to-state, as do the punishments ... Read Full Story

Generally ∆ liable for killings during course of a felony. Mens rea implied from underlying/predicate felony. Limits on "in perpetration of" predicate felony: 1. Duration Felony continuing, not complete Example: steal wallet from murder victim No temporary safe haven, if statute includes flight. 2. Actual and proximate cause between felony and death. "Agency" vs. "Proximate Cause" jurisdictions. Agency: person acting on behalf of ∆ must cause death. Proximate cause: ∆ must be proximate cause of death Merger Rule (at CL): If felony is integral part of homicide, it merges so gov’t must prove M/R of homicide (note that felony is LIO of F/M) 1. ... Read Full Story

People v. Hansen Guy took their $40 to buy crystal meth. Defendants fire gun at apartment from car, one bullet kills a 13-year old living in apartment. Charged and convicted of 2nd-degree felony murder and of discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling (dwelling that could be inhabited). Inherently dangerous? Can look to abstract (a list of crimes): minority view, incl. CA Or to actual situation (easier, since someone actually did die): majority view, prosecution can choose abstract OR applied. Merger Doctrine Can merge two crimes together so that the punishment you get is for one of the crimes (also comes in for double ... Read Full Story

Common Law Elements: 1. Breaking 2. And entering 3. Dwelling 4. Of another 5. In the nighttime 6. Intent to commit a felony (or larceny in CA) Modern Elements: 1. Unauthorized entering 2. Of a building or structure In CA: "dwelling" makes it 1st degree 3. With the intent to commit any crime (felony/larceny in CA) MPC Elements: o 1. Trespassory entering (not into a shop, for example) o 2. Intent to commit any crime People v. Gauze Roommates sharing apartment Can one be guilty of burglarizing own home? Not the "dwelling of another," so no "breaking," not at night.... BUT modern statutes have ... Read Full Story