Blaw 210 wsu griff - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

mens rea - ️️a type of intent crime that states you have to intend to do what you shouldn't (or not do what you should) - specific intent (you purposefully ran someone over - murder) - general intent (you accidentally ran someone over - manslaughter) felony - ️️a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - ️️Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) v...

felony - a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) violation/infraction - Least serious crime, punishable most often by a fine malum en se - "wrong in itself" - no one has to tell you that murdering is bad, you should just know to not kill someone Malum Prohibitum - wrong because the law says its wrong - drinking under ...