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| The state prosecutes individuals for injuring society. Instead of seeking compensation from defendants, the state seeks to punish them. |
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| Focuses whether a defendant has committed a crime against society and what sentence is appropriate to punish the defendant for the crime. |
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| Almost always defined by a statue, doesn;t punish people for having criminal thoughts alone. |
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| Laws generally punish those who have criminal intent, a guilty mind. |
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| The act has to cause harmful result. |
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| The person intended the result as it happened. |
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| Knew the result would happen or extremely likely it would. |
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| Did it unintentionally but with an extreme lack of care. |
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| No knowledge about the crime you;ve made. |
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| An intend to kill or do dangerous acts with no thoughts about the consequences. |
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| Deliberate and premediated killing done with malice afterthought. |
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| Done with malice afterthough, but without deliberation and premediation. |
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| Any killing done while a person is committing a felony. |
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| An unintended killing that takes place during a crime that is a misdemeanor. |
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| Taking someone elses property without permission and not intending to give it back. |
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| Stealing property usually above $500 dollars or more. |
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| Stealing property less than grand theft amount. |
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| Unlawful entry into any building with intent to commit a crime. |
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| A crime against a person such as forcible stealing. |
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| Using a dangerous weapon to take something from a person. |
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| You take property you have been entrusted with. |
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| Kowingly misrepresenting a fact to get property from another person |
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| Making a threat with the intent of getting property from another person. |
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| Receiving Stolen Property |
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| Receiving peroperty from another person |
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| Crime against a race/sex. |
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