Criminal Law Investigation
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Murder
Murder is when a person of sound mind unlawfully kills any person with malice
aforethought.
To be convicted of murder, it has to be proven that the accused planned to kill
the victim, or that the accused acted in a way that he/she knew would harm or
kill the victim.
To defend against murder ....
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.... it must be shown that the accused committed the crime, no
forethought needs to be proven.
To defend against this, the accused could claim it was an accident, self-defence
or consent of the victim. Consent is just if the victim said it was all right
for the accused to do what he/she did. The other two are self explanatory.
The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment, but commonly punishments include
fines, good behaviour and community based orders.
A recent case in Australia was of a man ....
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