Episodes
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Could reasonnable force save you from prosecution?
Yes, an offender is safe if the amount of force used one used is justifiable. The amount of force that could be determined as reasonable to in any case may vary depending on the type of attack, the victim and the attacker. In past most of the judges in adopted the reasoning and rationale of the...
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Partial Defense to murder.
Section 34.1 of criminal code establishes that everyone who is unlawfully assaulted without having provoked the assault is justified in repelling force by force, if the force he uses is not intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm and is no more than is necessary to enable him to defend...
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Introduction to Criminal Law
A crime is any behavior that is punishable by imprisonment or fine (or both). State legislatures have an almost unlimited ability to decide which behaviors are considered crimes, and often their decisions do more than simply define socially unacceptable behaviors--they also reflect the values and...