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The majority opinion is the law of the case.​

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Case citations always follow the same order.

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What information would John use to determine the volume where the case is located?​

Crimes and torts are similar.

Private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money are known as​

Administrative crimes​

What thought process says that human beings seek pleasure and avoid pain?​

​Criminal prosecutions are brought by the______________against individuals.

​Classical deterrence theory states that rational human beings won't commit crimes if they know that the pain of punishment outweighs the pleasure gained from committing crimes.

The legal rule the court has decided to apply to the facts of the cases is called the​

​Violations of federal and state agency rules are called administrative crimes.

Case citations are summaries of a court's majority opinion.

The defenses to crime are the same across state lines.​

Which theory of crime focuses on an 'eye for an eye' mentality and emphasizes on getting even?​

Case 1.4 California penal code section 240–241 states: 240. An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another. 241. (a) An assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) , or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. -​Section 240 is an example of

Proving criminal conduct is necessary to impose criminal liability and punishment.

Discuss the different ways that crimes can be classified.What are the different legal and social consequences of these labels?​

​Criminal liability is conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests.

​The criminal law imagination refers to the contributions of law,history,philosophy,the social sciences,and sometimes biology to explain:

Case 1.4 California penal code section 240–241 states: 240. An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another. 241. (a) An assault is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) , or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. -Section 241 identifies assault as what kind of crime?​