Heald, Hayward, (Sanders) Substantial Criminal Law Chapter 4
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justiceprincess on August 13, 2009
Subjects:
Criminal Justice Substantial Law
Description:
Chapter 4
Inchoate or Anticipatory Crimes and Criminal Liability
Introduction
Attempt
Solicitation
Conspiracy
Accomplices and Accessories
Comparing and Contrasting
Inchoate Crimes
Classes:
Heald, Hayward Criminal Justice
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Accessory | One who, after an offense has been committed, aids, conceals, or warns a principal with the intent that the principal avoid arrest prosecution, conviction, or punishment for the crime. |
| Accomplice | One who, with the purpose of promoting or assisting in the commission of the offense, aids, agrees to aid, or attempts to aid in planning or committing the offense; or, having a duty to prevent the offense, fails to do so. |
| Attempt | A specific intent to commit to substantive crime, coupled with an act in achieving an unlawful objective or lawful objective by an unlawful means, where one of the parties to the agreement commits an overt act |
| Conspiracy | An agreement between two or more parties for the purpose of achieving an unlawful objective or a lawful objective by an unlawful means, where one of the parties to the agreement commits an overt act. |
| Inchoate crime | A criminal act that goes beyond mere thought but occurs before the substantive criminal act is completed. Also, called a preparatory crime. |
| Preparatory Act | Act committed by the offender in preparation or prior to the commission of the substantive crime. |
| Principal(s) | Person(s) who commit the substantive crime. |
| Solicitation | Asking, encouraging, or soliciting another person to commit a crime, with the intent that the substantive crime will b e committed by another person. |
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