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Crimes of Theft

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

You commit the crime of embezzlement when you wrongfully take something that someone else has entrusted to you.  The main difference between larceny and embezzlement is that in embezzlement, you start off with lawful possession of the property.  For example, … Continue reading →

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Simple Assault

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

Every state in the United States severely punishes an assault crime. Also, every state punishes an assault crime differently. In California, a simple assault is defined as an unlawful attempt, with a present ability to commit a violent injury to … Continue reading →

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Manslaughter & Voluntary Manslaughter

Posted on December 26, 2011 by admin

Manslaughter is unlawful killing of a human being by another human being, but without malice aforethought. There are two types of manslaughter: voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter is more serious than involuntary manslaughter, and the punishment is accordingly stiffer. Voluntary … Continue reading →

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Involuntary Manslaughter

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Unlike murder and voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter ordinarily is an unintentional killing. The death results from the person’s criminal negligence, rather than from any intent to kill the victim. For example, if a driver speeding down a residential street loses … Continue reading →

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Murder

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

Murder is the unlawful killing of one human being by another human being with malice aforethought. “Malice aforethought” means in a particularly evil or heinous state of mind. Malice aforethought does not mean that the murder though about killing the … Continue reading →

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Kidnapping

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

A person is kidnapped when he or she is moved from one place to another against his or her will. In some states, it is also kidnapping to secretly confine the victim, even though the victim isn’t taken anywhere. A … Continue reading →

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False Imprisonment

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

False imprisonment is the deliberate confinement of a person without his or her consent or legal justification (a lawful arrest, for instance). The confinement can be physical, such as putting the victim in a room or cell and locking the … Continue reading →

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Battery

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

The crime of battery is defined as a deliberate harmful or offensive touching of someone else without his or her consent. Although we tend to think of battery as a violent act, such as a punch in the nose or … Continue reading →

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Felonies & Misdemeanors

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

Criminal offenses can be divided into two general categories – felonies and misdemeanors. A felony is a crime for which a person can be imprisoned for more than a year. A misdemeanor is an offense for which a person can … Continue reading →

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