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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Northeast_Wisconsin_Technical_College/Book%3A_Business_Law_I_Essentials_(NWTC__OpenStax)/05%3A_Criminal_Liability/5.03%3A_Civil_vs._Criminal_LiabilityA legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both ...A legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both civil and criminal laws. The scope, consequences, and treatments of each vary.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Foundations_of_Business_Law_and_the_Legal_Environment/06%3A_Criminal_Law/6.04%3A_ResponsibilityThis page discusses the legal concepts of criminal intent and various excuses that can limit or eliminate responsibility for crimes. It highlights mens rea, which varies with the crime's nature, and o...This page discusses the legal concepts of criminal intent and various excuses that can limit or eliminate responsibility for crimes. It highlights mens rea, which varies with the crime's nature, and outlines common excuses like mistakes of fact, entrapment, compulsion, and lack of capacity (infancy, insanity). The text notes that not all crimes necessitate intent, particularly in regulatory matters, emphasizing the complexity of excuses and the critical role of intent in determining guilt.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Business_Law_I_Essentials_(OpenStax)/05%3A_Criminal_Liability/5.03%3A_Civil_vs._Criminal_LiabilityA legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both ...A legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both civil and criminal laws. The scope, consequences, and treatments of each vary.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Solano_Community_College/BUS_018%3A_Legal_Environment_of_Business/05%3A_Criminal_Law/5.04%3A_ResponsibilityThese include compulsion (a gun pointed at one’s head by a masked man who apparently is unafraid to use the weapon and who demands that you help him rob a store), honest consent of the “victim” (the q...These include compulsion (a gun pointed at one’s head by a masked man who apparently is unafraid to use the weapon and who demands that you help him rob a store), honest consent of the “victim” (the quarterback who is tackled), adherence to the requirements of legitimate public authority lawfully exercised (a policeman directs a towing company to remove a car parked in a tow-away zone), the proper exercise of domestic authority (a parent may spank a child, within limits), and defense of self, o…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Civil_Law/Foundations_of_Business_Law_and_the_Legal_Environment/06%3A_Criminal_Law/6.03%3A_The_Nature_of_a_Criminal_ActThis page discusses essential concepts in criminal law, including the definitions of criminal acts and intent. It highlights that individuals can be guilty of attempting a crime without completion and...This page discusses essential concepts in criminal law, including the definitions of criminal acts and intent. It highlights that individuals can be guilty of attempting a crime without completion and underscores the significance of mental state (mens rea). The text distinguishes between factual and legal impossibility in attempts, explores conspiracy laws, and notes that individuals can be held liable without executing the crime.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Courses/Western_Technical_College/Business_Law_(Gehrett)/03%3A_Module_3_-_Criminal_Liability_and_the_Tort_System/3.02%3A_Criminal_Liability/3.2.03%3A_Civil_vs._Criminal_LiabilityA legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both ...A legal case can be civil or criminal. Each case has different components and requirements. Before one can understand the civil and criminal systems, it is important to understand the aspects of both civil and criminal laws. The scope, consequences, and treatments of each vary.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/08%3A_Inchoate_Offenses/8.02%3A_ConspiracyThis page outlines conspiracy laws, focusing on wheel and chain conspiracies. Wheel conspiracies have a central figure connected to members, while chain conspiracies consist of independent participant...This page outlines conspiracy laws, focusing on wheel and chain conspiracies. Wheel conspiracies have a central figure connected to members, while chain conspiracies consist of independent participants. The Pinkerton rule holds conspirators liable for foreseeable crimes, while Wharton's rule limits conspiracy to more than two people.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/04%3A_The_Elements_of_a_Crime/4.01%3A_Criminal_ElementsThis page discusses the origins of criminal acts, including statutes, contractual obligations, and special relationships. It outlines the components of crime, such as the necessity of a criminal act, ...This page discusses the origins of criminal acts, including statutes, contractual obligations, and special relationships. It outlines the components of crime, such as the necessity of a criminal act, intent, and concurrence, and differentiates between voluntary and involuntary acts.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Introduction_to_Criminal_Law/04%3A_The_Elements_of_a_Crime/4.02%3A_Criminal_IntentThis page summarizes various aspects of criminal intent (mens rea) in law, emphasizing its significance, classifications under the Model Penal Code (purposely, knowingly, recklessly, negligently), and...This page summarizes various aspects of criminal intent (mens rea) in law, emphasizing its significance, classifications under the Model Penal Code (purposely, knowingly, recklessly, negligently), and the concepts of strict liability, transferred intent, and vicarious liability. It discusses the importance of intent in determining culpability and legal outcomes, and highlights key court cases, such as State v. Horner and Dean v. U.S.
