Across
- 2. aspect of due process that defines a crime so unclear that a person of average intelligence can't determine what the law is prohibiting
- 4. also known as "but for" rule, used to determine factual causuality
- 6. Behavior can't be illegal if there is no law that defines it as illegal
- 7. a legislative act punishing a person or group without judicial trial
- 10. Individuals cannot be tried or punished for the again for the same offense
- 11. A law that makes an action done before passing of the law criminal and punishes action
- 13. A relationship between mens rea, act and resulting harm
- 14. "Body of crime"
- 15. Necessary facts surrounding the event
Down
- 1. The need for identifiable harm done as a result of criminal activity
- 3. cause holds individuals liable for causing harm when they were aware of their actions
- 5. A type of criminal law violation in which the parties of the crime are willfully participating with the element of harm seeming far off
- 8. uncompleted crimes
- 9. for an attempt to be charged, an act of some sort is necessary
- 12. this defense claims that the defendant voluntarily decided to renounce continued attempts to commit the crime.