The actus reus is the act of intentionally starting the fire whatever the reason (Lippman, 2007).” “Arson has six categories which are as follows: vandalism arson is where a person who uses arson to express hatred towards a particular group or culture; profit-motivated arson is where a person who uses arson as a tool to collect from an insurance company; crime concealment is where a person who uses arson to cover up a crime; sabotage arson is where a person who uses arson as a means of protest; revenge arson is where a person who uses arson to get even; and excitement arson is where a person who commits arson only to obtain pleasure from watching the fire burn (coplaw, 2008).” This means that someone has to take a lighter, match, gas, blow torch, or even fire crackers to start a fire. Anything that could start a fire and anyone who does so willfully and knowingly does and has committed arson. I would have to say that it is a crime against property and people due to the fact that you are purposefully committing a crime against another person’s property and the individual itself. “Iowa code 712.1 Arson defined. 1.
Today, there are several theories on why people commit crimes. I will examine the rational choice theory and trait theory to get a better understanding of why people become violent offenders. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, “violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault” (fbi.gov). The UCR describes the following violent crimes: “Murder and non-negligent manslaughter are defined as the willful killing of one person by another. Forcible rape is defined as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
His lawyer was left in an awkward state, he would have to completely turn around his defense case to prove now that his client was truly insane and only a mentally deranged individual would commit such distasteful lurid acts. Jeff Dahmer took the words insanity to the whole next level. The jury was forced to hear the Dahmer’s outlandish acts towards the victims. For instance how Dahmer kept his apartment crammed up with skeletons, 11 skulls, packages of genitals, and preserved and frozen hearts, muscles, and innards from his 17 slaughtered victims. Dahmer convinced himself that his acts were not sadistic but merely acts of enjoyment.
The criminal act (actus reus) is the movement or detention of an individual without their consent by force or threat of force (Lippman M.2012). The MPL states: “confining an individual for a substantial period of time in an isolated location with a specified intent. This is intended to punish the “frightening and dangerous” removal of a victim from a safe environment to an “isolated” location where he or she is outside the protection of the law.” Pg. 396 (Lippman M.2012). This is a crime against persons and punishable in all but four states by life in prison or the death penalty.
Were these summary or indictable offences? How did you know this? The charges against the two defendants in relation to the death of Matthews and Jackman’s bay infant twins are as follows; Kylie Maree Matthews: 2 counts of Murder 2 counts of failing to provide the necessities of life and Mark Ryan Jackman: 2 counts of Murder 2 counts of failing to provide the necessities of life As outlined in the Criminal Code (QLD) s 3 (3) an indictable offence, that is, an offence that can be prosecuted on indictment includes all crimes and misdemeanours. Although jurisdictions differ in the definitions of what an indictable offence is murder is classed as a major indictment and therefore covered by all states as an indictable offence. Summary offences are generally dealt with in the Magistrates court and of a lesser crime such as assault, battery, robbery etc 4. Who was present in the courtroom?
With respect to murder, the penal code under section 200 explicitly states that any person who of malice aforethought’; thus, demands the need of the mens rea. Malice aforethought relates to the state of mind of the accused person at the time he caused the death of the deceased. malice aforethought may be either express malice which demands an intention to cause death or do grievous bodily harm, implied malice which entails proof of knowledge (knowledge that may be accompanied by indifference) that the act or omission will probably result into causing death or grievous harm to the person or constructive malice which requires the accused person to cause death while attempting or committing a felony. On the other hand, the mens rea of murder which is malice aforethought is not linked to manslaughter. This is why manslaughter is a less serious offence than murder.
A different consequence would permit courts to presume an on-going conspiracy, world-wide among gangs and gang members, to perpetrate any amount of ferocious acts, rendering gang members automatically blameworthy of conspiracy for any unbecoming conduct by any member. We consequently reverse Garcia's judgment of conviction and incarcerate him to the district court to order his contiguous
Depriving a person of his will to live is the same, if not worse than killing that person. If murder is illegal under all circumstances, then torture should be illegal. Torture is unimaginable and permanent scaring of the body and soul (Dieringer). Torture is inhumane because it severely injures human bodies to a degree that can never be fixed. Torture has tremendous negative physical effects on the human body.
“A hate crime is usually defined by state law as one that involves threats, harassment, or physical harm and is motivated by prejudice against someone's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or physical or mental disability.” Around the world, a new game is becoming deadly and starting to target victims because of hate. The knockout game involves assaulting people without warning, and it is claiming lives. The victims of the brutal game are chosen at random. Defenseless and unsuspecting people are attacked by groups of teens that have one goal in mind: to knock the victim out with one punch. A 27-year-old boy named Connor wanted to get the medias attention for his knockout.
Hate crimes are defined as a crime motivated by hatred, prejudice, or intolerance of somebody’s race, religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, disability, and/or sexual orientation. The underlying criminal offenses that are designated in hate crime laws include, but are not limited to, crimes against persons like harassment, terroristic threats, assault and crimes against property like criminal trespass, criminal mischief and arson. The current federal law regarding hate crimes deals with crimes where the offender is motivated by bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin (Feder, Don). Hate crimes are committed all over the world and before the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998, which was actually passed in 1999, they were categorized with other crimes such as homicide, assault, rape, robbery, and arson (Feder, Don). Under this provision, a person would be found guilty of an "intimidation" if he or she violated some existing criminal law, and if he or she