Criminal Law Questions

what type of process is used to restore serial numbers that have been obliterated?

establishing a weapon fired a bullet is determined. by what?

are friction ridges on the hand and feet form before or after birth?

rather than ridge impressions (rare) ear prints use what?

ridge line deviation is what type of characteristics?

insights from psychiatrist, psychologist, and another behavioral scientist can be used to provide what?

with the shift in investigative methos what was the main investigative technique used by the police departments?

the failure to act when there's a legal duty to act

a "circumstance" connected to an act, an intent, and/or a bad result

he principle of criminal liability that requires that a criminal intent has to trigger the criminal act

criminal intent, the mental element of a crime

a criminal act triggered by criminal intent (mens rea)

an obligation created by a statute, contract, or special relationship, and enforceable by law

conduct that includes a voluntary act satisfies the voluntary act requirement

Struck down a Texas statute making adult consensual same sex sodomy a crime

Struck down a state law making it a crime for adults to possess pornography in the privacy of their homes

defendants have to "start matters off by putting in some evidence in support" of their defenses of justification and excuse

Struck down laws (1) making it a crime for married couples to use contraceptives and (2) to counsel couples on birth control

intended to make sure that offenders who are convicted of a third felony get locked up for a very long time (sometimes for life)

right to be secure in ones person, house, papers, and effects from unreasonable searches