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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
Early Legal Codes
The Magna Carta
Common Law
SOURCES OF LAW
Constitutions
Statutes
Case Law
Administrative Rules and Executive Orders
TYPES OF LAW
Criminal Law and Civil Law
Substantive Law and Procedural Law
TYPES OF CRIME
Felonies
Misdemeanors
Inchoate Offenses
Infractions
FEATURES OF CRIME
Actus reus
Mens rea
Strict Liability
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE
My Client Did Not Do It
My Client Did It, but My Client Is Not Responsible Because of Insanity
My Client Did It but Has a Good Excuse
My Client Did It but Has a Good Reason
My Client Did It but Should Be Acquitted Because the Police or the Prosecutor Cheated
My Client Did It but Was Influenced by Outside Forces
SUMMARY