1. Crimes Against People

2. I. Homicide = the killing of another person Can be criminal or non-criminal

3. Criminal Homicide = Killing done in malice Malice is the intent to harm

4. Types of Criminal Homicide…

5. #1 – 1st Degree Murder Premeditated (thought out/planned before hand)
Deliberate, Intentional

6. #2 – Felony Murder Killing while committing another crime
EX: Getting scared and shooting the clerk while robbing a bank

7. #3 – 2nd Degree Murder Spontaneous killings Not planned in advance
Intent to kill did not exist until the moment of the murder

8. #4 – Voluntary Manslaughter
Killing someone because their actions cause you to loose control
Not premeditated
EX: A man catches his wife cheating on him and kills the man in the heat of the moment

9. #5 – Involuntary Manslaughter
Killing someone through an action so reckless it causes extreme danger leading to death
EX: Playing with a gun resulting in a death

10. #6 – Negligent Homicide
Lack of caution during routine activities that causes death
EX: Most commonly occurs while driving a car

11. II. Suicide The deliberate taking of one’s own life
No punishment for successful suicide
Attempted suicide require counseling
Euthanasia may be punished as murder or manslaughter

12. III. Assault and Battery
Assault = an attempt or threat to attack
Battery = unlawful physical contact
No real difference between the terms
Stalking = When someone is repeatedly followed or harassed where the victim fears injury or death

13. IV. Rape
Rape = Forcible intercourse without consent (AKA sexual assault)
Statutory Rape = Sex between someone of age and someone not of age