Law and Politics

In some states, stalking via any electronic communication device, is now criminal.

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The mens rea of threatened battery assault is the intention to cause another person to fear imminent battery.

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Some states do not distinguish between assault and battery.

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It is relatively common for states to maintain just one battery statute.

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A robber who uses violence and/or puts the victim in fear need not use a weapon to do so.

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All states treat robbery as a general intent crime.

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Robbery is limited to personal property.

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All states treat robbery as a specific intent offense.

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For the crime of rape, there is a requirement of injury to the victim.

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In every state, if the defendant reasonably believed that the victim consented, then she or he ...

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States can choose whether to allow child rapists to be sentenced death.

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At common law, a husband who forced his wife to engage in sexual intercourse was not guilty of rape.

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The definition of rape incorporates common law and current law.

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According to federal law, this offense is defined as "a course of conduct directed at a specific ...

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Which offenses are considered domestic offenses?

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This is a type of criminal offense that can be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony depending ...

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The actus reus of kidnapping is:

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This offense refers to the unlawful taking and carrying away of another person with the intent to ...

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Assaults are often lumped into two categories: ________ and ________.

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The ________ of threatened battery assault is the intention to cause another person to fear imminent battery.

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A type of assault in which the criminal attempts to commit the crime of battery but is unsuccessful ...

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A type of assault in which the criminal intentionally places another person in fear of an imminent ...

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Unlawful offensive touching of another without consent is known as:

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This offense is when the defendant is in possession of a weapon while committing the crime of robbery.

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The felonious taking language captures the mens rea of robbery in this state. Felonious taking means ...

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