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- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/14%3A_Crimes_Against_Public_Administration/14.03%3A_Perjury_and_Related_OffensesA person commits the crime of second-degree unsworn falsification if (1) the person makes a false statement, (2) with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of their duty, (3) that ...A person commits the crime of second-degree unsworn falsification if (1) the person makes a false statement, (2) with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of their duty, (3) that the person does not believe to be true, and (4) the statement is made in an application for a benefit or is made on a form bearing notice that false statements are punishable as such.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/11%3A_Crimes_Against_Property/11.03%3A_ArsonThus, if a person intentionally starts a fire and recklessly disregards the risk that a firefighter will be placed in danger while responding, the person will be guilty of first-degree arson even thou...Thus, if a person intentionally starts a fire and recklessly disregards the risk that a firefighter will be placed in danger while responding, the person will be guilty of first-degree arson even though the person did not intend to harm anyone. If a person knows that a fire is endangering life or substantial property and fails to take steps to control the fire or notify authorities of the fire, the person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/01%3A_Introduction_and_Overview_to_Criminal_Law
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/06%3A_Inchoate_Offenses_(Anticipatory_Crimes)
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/09%3A_Criminal_Homicide
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/08%3A_Criminal_Defenses_(Excuse)/8.03%3A_EntrapmentIn order to prevail on [an entrapment] defense, [the defendant is] required to prove that the police employed fundamentally unfair or dishonorable practices calculated to induce someone to commit the ...In order to prevail on [an entrapment] defense, [the defendant is] required to prove that the police employed fundamentally unfair or dishonorable practices calculated to induce someone to commit the crime in question so that he might be arrested and prosecuted for the offense…. And while [the defendant does] not need to negate a predisposition to engage in similar conduct, [the defendant must show] that the dishonorable police practices were a substantial factor in inducing him to commit the c…
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/09%3A_Criminal_Homicide/9.02%3A_MurderAs we explained in the preceding section of this opinion, the elements of the defense of heat of passion are (1) that Luch shot his wife “in a heat of passion”, (2) that this passion was the result of...As we explained in the preceding section of this opinion, the elements of the defense of heat of passion are (1) that Luch shot his wife “in a heat of passion”, (2) that this passion was the result of a “serious provocation” (as that phrase is defined in the statute), and (3) that Luch shot his wife before there was a reasonable opportunity for his passion to cool.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/03%3A_Constitutional_Protections/3.04%3A_The_Right_to_PrivacyThe US Supreme Court has relied upon this federal right to privacy to guarantee the right to use birth control and the right to participate in most consensual sexual relations. If an individual challe...The US Supreme Court has relied upon this federal right to privacy to guarantee the right to use birth control and the right to participate in most consensual sexual relations. If an individual challenges a consensual incest statute as unconstitutional under the right to privacy, the court will balance the state’s interest in preventing harm to an infant, such as birth defects, with an individual’s interest in having consensual sexual intercourse with a family member, using strict scrutiny.
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/01%3A_Introduction_and_Overview_to_Criminal_Law/1.06%3A_Classification_of_CrimesThese crimes tend to be classified as “crimes against the person.” If a crime tends to injure a person by depriving him or her of property or by damaging property, it tends to be classified as a “crim...These crimes tend to be classified as “crimes against the person.” If a crime tends to injure a person by depriving him or her of property or by damaging property, it tends to be classified as a “crime against property.” These classifications are basically for convenience and are not imperative to the study of substantive criminal law. When a convicted person is ordered to a term of incarceration, the person is ordered to the “care and custody” of the Department of Corrections (DOC).
- https://biz.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Criminal_Law/Alaska_Criminal_Law_2022_(Henderson)/02%3A_The_Legal_System_in_the_United_States/2.02%3A_FederalismArticle VI of the federal Constitution states, “[t]his Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under th...Article VI of the federal Constitution states, “[t]his Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.” This is referred to as the Supremacy Clause.
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