PPT-Homicide - Murder

Actus Reus 1 Objectives Identify the actus reus of murder Explain cases that illustrate the actus reus of murder Explain the rules and issues with respect to causation and murder. The Laws of the Greek Cities. Until the time of Alexander (336 BC), the Greek world was fragmented into city states. Each of them was independent, and had its own government, political institutions and legal system. . Offences against the person include homicide, rape, kidnapping and assault. Murder is the main offence . within. homicide and the most serious. . Homicide. Is the killing of a human being by another. Criminal Law. Summer 2011. Murder. (Mississippi Code). §97-3-19. “Murder” & “Capital Murder” . (1)The killing of a human being without the authority of law by any means or in any manner shall be murder in the following cases: . Mrs. . Nardelli. 3B. Ariana Figueroa. Austin Hicks. Vocabulary. Lovelorn- adjective. Being without love; forsaken by one’s lover.. Hymeneal- adjective. Of or pertaining to marriage.. Par- noun. A level of equality.. *. Legal Studies. Crimes Against The Person. Homicide. – The killing of one human being by another-is the most serious of all acts.. Homicides may be either criminal or non-criminal.. Murder, the most serious form of criminal homicide, is a killing that is done with . 2.3 . Crimes . Against . the . Person. Crimes Against the Person. Assault. : any attempt or threat to carry out a physical attack upon another person. Battery. : any unlawful physical contact inflicted by one person upon another without consent.. By: Savannah Hinton. Homicide: Noun. The killing of one human being by another.. A person who kills another; Murderer.. Dictionary.com. Homicide Examples:. . I w. a. nt to go investigate the homicide.. is the purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent killing of another person. If the killing of another person is done while carrying out a sentence of capital punishment (death penalty), is done in war, is done in self-defense, or is done because it is the only way to restrain or capture an escaping felon, it is homicide, but it is not a crime.. The killing of one person by another. Criminal Homicide. : committed with intent or a plan, or due to reckless behavior. Murder. Killing that is done with “malice” (intent to harm). Different degrees to denote different levels of severity & classify circumstances. Dr. James McCutcheon. Dr. Bert . Burraston. Dr. . Amaia. . Iratzoqui. Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Dr. Angela D. Madden. Public Safety Institute. Introduction. This presentation results from various research conducted at the request of various agencies and for program development and implementation. . Africa. Prof. Rudolph Zinn. College of Law. THE FOCUS OF THE PRESENTATION. TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIMES. MURDER (Homicide). ROBBERY . WITH AGGRAVATING . CIRCUMSTANCES. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘RURAL CRIME’. Forum on Shooting . Activities. Gary . Mauser. Professor emeritus. Would banning firearms reduce murder and suicide?. A review of international evidence. Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Spring 2007. Define . what is meant by homicide. Explain . the difference between the categories of homicide. Describe. the minor . actus. . reus. . elements of murder. Starter. – Write a list of as many possible ways of killing someone you can think of.. Criminal homicides. Homicide. is defined as the killing of one human being by another. Homicide may be either criminal or non-criminal. Murder is the most serious form of criminal homicide. It is a killing that is done with .