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Introduction to Criminal Law: Lecture 2 of 3: Criminal Defenses
Description
Session 2: Criminal Defenses
Objective:
To explore the various defenses that can be used in criminal cases and understand how they are applied in practice.
Key Topics:
Justification Defenses:
Self-Defense: The right to protect oneself from imminent harm.
Example: Use of reasonable force to defend against an attacker.
Defense of Others: Similar principles as self-defense but applied to protecting others.
Defense of Property: Limits on the use of force to protect property.
Excuse Defenses:
Insanity: A mental disorder that prevents the defendant from understanding the wrongfulness of their actions.
Discussion of the M’Naghten Rule and Model Penal Code standards.
Duress: When a defendant commits a crime due to coercion or threat of harm.
Intoxication: Voluntary vs. involuntary intoxication and their impact on mens rea.
Procedural Defenses:
Entrapment: When law enforcement induces a person to commit a crime they would not otherwise have committed.
Statute of Limitations: Time limits on prosecuting certain crimes.