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Criminal Law, three potential sources of law:, A frequent test area is the…
Criminal Law
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Inchoate crimes p. 169
Conspiracy
requires an agreement to commit the unlawful act and the specific intent to achieve the object of the agreement.
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Elements of crime
Mens rea
The mens rea of a crime is the culpable mental state required for the act to be criminal in other words the level of intent required for specific crimes. Must occur simultaneously with actus rea.
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Actus rea
When thinking about answering a criminal law MEE question, start with actus reus. This is the actual physical act you do or the failure to act when you have a duty to do so. This element is fairly straightforward under the common law, statutory law, and the MPC.
Crimes involving persons
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Manslaughter
Involuntary is either an unlawful killing with negligence or recklessness or a killing during the course of a misdemeanor or a felony, not included in felony murder.
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