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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define the criminal act element required for murder.
- Explain why criminal intent is an important element of murder.
- Identify, describe, and compare the three types of malice aforethought and the three Model Penal Code murder mental states.
- Explain the deadly weapon doctrine.
- Define death.
- Give examples of justifiable and excusable homicides.
- Ascertain which type of criminal homicide the defendant commits when deliberately and inadvertently transmitting AIDS.
Murder is a crime that has the elements of criminal act, criminal intent, causation, and harm. In this section, you learn the elements of murder. In upcoming sections, you learn the factors that classify murder as first degree, felony, and second degree.
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