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Lazaro Yoshioka's blog ::Phoenix Criminal Law Attorney Notes Changes to Arizona Child Prostitution and Sexting Laws






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Criminal               Defense               Case               Analysis               Throughout               this               document               a               discussion               of               two               main               defense               types               used               within               our               criminal               justice               system               will               be               explored:               factual               and               legal.

The               factual               defense               will               be               extremely               brief               but               the               legal               defense               will               offer               two               sub-group               defenses               justification               and               excuse               along               with               six               sub-categories               for               each.

Justifications               six               sub-groups               consist               of               the               necessity               defense,               self-defense,               defense               of               others,               defense               of               home               and               property,               resisting               unlawful               arrest,               and               consent.

The               excuse               defense               consists               of               duress,               intoxication,               mistake,               age,               entrapment,               and               syndrome-based.

In               addition               a               brief               discussion               on               the               legal               and               medical               perspectives               mental               illness               and               insanity               play               in               the               court               room               will               further               be               presented.
               When               a               factual               defense               is               used               during               a               criminal               trial               the               defendant               and               attorney               are               claiming               to               the               court               the               defendant               had               nothing               to               do               with               the               criminal               offense               that               took               place.

As               a               result               the               defendant               is               seeking               not               to               be               held               criminally               liable               for               the               charges               brought               forth               by               the               state.

The               defendant               might               claim               he               or               she               was               in               another               location               during               the               time               the               crime               occurred               and               may               have               an               alibi               as               key               piece               of               evidence.
               The               second               type               of               defense               is               the               legal               defense               and               it               consists               of               two               groups:               justification               and               excuse,               with               each               consisting               of               six               sub-categories.

Justification               occurs               when               the               defendant               admits               to               committing               the               criminal               act               and               believes               the               act               was               necessary               in               order               to               prevent               a               greater               harm.
               1.

Necessity               sets               the               grounds               for               each               justification               presented.

When               a               defendant               brings               into               play               the               necessity               defense               he               or               she               is               claiming               the               unlawful               course               of               action               taken               was               necessary               as               it               prevented               or               assisted               with               avoiding               a               greater               harm               to               the               defendant               or               a               third               party               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               2.

Self-defense               and               deadly               force               is               established               when               the               defendant               displays               to               the               court               the               attacker               created               a               degree               of               fear               which               forced               the               defendant               to               use               a               level               of               force               any               reasonable               person               under               the               same               situation               would               apply               as               a               means               to               avoid               imminent               injury               or               death.

Depending               on               jurisdiction,               an               individual               may               need               to               prove               he               or               she               attempted               to               flee               for               safety               but               was               unsuccessful,               an               apparent               danger               existed,               a               preemptive               and               revenge               strike               did               not               take               place               by               the               defendant               on               the               attacker,               and               in               the               event               the               defendant               gets               the               upper               hand,               the               defendant               discontinued               all               offensive               attacks               and               fled               to               safety               (Teens               Health,               2010).
               3.

The               Defense               of               others               can               be               used               when               an               individual               witnesses               another               individual               being               victimized               to               the               point               serious               injury               or               death               is               most               likely               to               occur.

Moreover,               some               states               allow               an               individual               to               intervene               to               a               level               in               which               the               third               party               could               act.

The               defendant               may               not               assist               the               third               party               during               a               lawful               act,               such               as               a               law               enforcement               officer               making               an               arrest               or               if               the               third               party               was               initially               the               instigator               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               4.

A               vast               majority               of               states               do               not               allow               an               individual               to               use               deadly               force               to               protect               property               of               any               kind.

There               are               a               few               states,               such               as               Oklahoma               and               Florida               for               instance               that               do               allow               the               use               of               deadly               force               but               only               under               certain               circumstances,               such               as               a               carjacking.

The               elements               that               compose               the               defense               of               one's               home               and               property               are:               protection               of               personal               property,               of               a               home               or               habitation,               another               individual's               property,               and               use               of               a               mechanical               device.

Furthermore,               some               jurisdictions               allow               one               to               defend               a               business               but               with               non-lethal               force               (Google,               2010).
               5.

Any               individual               who               resists               a               lawful               arrest               in               any               state               can               be               held               criminally               liable.

But               resisting               an               unlawful               arrest               in               some               jurisdictions               is               justifiable               so               long               as               the               level               of               resistance               and               conditions               coincide               with               that               states               laws.

In               order               to               prevent               an               unlawful               arrest               certain               states               require               an               officer               to               inform               the               suspect               of               the               charges               brought               forth               and               use               a               valid               arrest               warrant               in               situations               where               a               warrant               is               required               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               6.

The               consent               defense               is               the               last               type               of               defense               and               asserts               that               an               individual               who               was               injured               or               killed               during               the               time               the               crime               occurred               either               agreed               to               the               actions               performed               or               understand               beforehand               the               negative               consequences               that               exist               while               engaging               in               the               specific               activity               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               An               excuse               defense               is               a               personal               condition               or               circumstance               that               occurred               during               the               time               the               criminal               offense               took               place,               and               as               a               result               the               defendant               believes               he               or               she               should               not               be               held               criminally               liable               under               criminal               law.
               1.

Duress               is               a               defense               in               which               the               defendant               commits               an               illegal               act               as               a               result               of               being               coerced,               verbally               or               physically               threatened,               or               to               protect               possible               injury               or               death               to               a               third               party.

An               example               would               be               a               man               who               is               forced               at               gun-point               to               participate               in               the               raping               of               another               in               order               to               prevent               injury               or               death               to               himself               or               the               third               party.

The               crime               committed               in               most               jurisdictions               must               be               less               serious               than               the               harm               avoided               (Video               Judge,               2010).
               2.

Two               forms               of               intoxication               exist:               voluntary               and               involuntary.

Few               states               accept               the               intoxication               defense               due               to               the               fact               a               vast               majority               of               individuals               willingly               self-intoxicate               and               know               the               effects.

Involuntary               occurs               when               an               individual               unknowingly               consumes               some               type               of               illegal               drug,               such               as               LSD               or               Rohypnol               that               renders               the               individual               helpless.

In               addition               a               defense               of               involuntary               intoxication               can               be               used               due               to               no               mens               rea               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               3.

The               defense               mistake               is               a               misinterpretation,               misunderstanding,               or               forgetfulness               of               some               fact               that               relates               to               a               situation.

For               a               mistake               to               be               used               an               individual               truthfully               and               honestly               must               have               had               no               idea               they               were               committing               or               involved               in               a               crime.

An               example               would               be               for               an               individual               to               go               on               vacation               to               Cuba               and               while               on               vacation               bring               back               a               box               of               Cigars               his               brother               had               asked               for               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               4.

Age               or               infancy-immaturity               defense               relieves               individual               youth               from               criminal               liability-culpability               who               are               under               a               specified               age,               such               as               seven.

Most               jurisdictions               across               the               United               States               will               not               hold               any               child               under               the               age               of               seven               liable               for               their               actions               due               to               believing               individuals               of               this               age               cannot               establish               the               necessary               mens               rae               to               commit               an               act               of               violence.

Moreover,               states               like               Massachusetts               can               charge               an               individual               between               the               ages               of               14               and               17               as               an               adult               for               serious               crimes               and               17-year-olds               will               be               charged               as               adults               for               serious               crimes               (University               of               Phoenix,               2010).
               5.

For               the               entrapment               defense               to               be               used               one               must               prove               the               government               coerced               or               repeatedly               pressured               the               defendant               into               committing               an               illegal               act               that               individual               under               normal               circumstances               would               have               never               committed.

Two               main               tests               are               used               to               determine               entrapment:               subjective               and               objective.

Subjective               focuses               on               mens               rea               while               objective               focuses               on               the               governments               conduct.

An               example               would               be               an               undercover               officer               who               is               selling               x-rated               movies               to               a               suspect               and               repeated               over               a               period               of               time               bugs               the               man               into               purchasing               child               porn.

The               man               does               so               to               make               the               officer               stop               asking               (Wikipedia,               2010).
               6.

Numerous               syndrome-based               defenses               exist,               such               as               battered               women,               battered               child,               sexual               abuse,               urban               survival,               and               black               rage.

A               syndrome               is               a               multifaceted               indicator               that               displays               a               clinical               picture               of               a               disease               or               disorder.

The               defense               is               predicted               on               or               significantly               enhanced               by               accepting               the               syndrome               as               an               excuse               for               why               the               defendant               engaged               in               such               criminal               activity-violence               An               example               would               be               a               child               who               had               been               sexual               abused               by               a               parent               and               as               a               result               to               end               the               sexual               suffering               killed               the               parent               (Parzon,               2004,               p.

131-155).
               Due               process               protects               individuals               from               being               held               criminally               liable               in               the               event               one               is               legally               incompetent               to               stand               trial.

Legally               incompetent               would               be               a               history               of               mental               illness               or               a               medical               professional               who               after               conducting               a               series               of               tests               proved               a               mental               disease               or               defect               was               present               and               made               the               defendant               incapable-incompetent               of               his               or               her               actions.

This               determination               is               extremely               important               to               determine               as               it               allows               the               courts               to               issue               a               punishment               of               jail-prison               or               some               type               of               rehabilitation-psychological               treatment               facility.
               Such               a               case               would               involve               an               individual               who               states               he               or               she               is               insane               or               was               temporarily               insane               when               the               crime               took               place.

The               courts               use               two               elements               when               determining               an               insanity               defense:               there               was               a               lack               of               mens               rae               and               although               mens               rea               was               present               the               defendant               should               be               relieved               from               prosecution               due               to               a               mental               disorder               or               disease               (Parzon,               2004,               p.

131-155).
               All               the               defenses               presented               within               this               paper               have               been               scrutinized               in               court               rooms               throughout               the               United               States.

Those               opposed               and               in               favor               of               such               defenses               will               continue               to               debate               whether               syndrome-based               defenses,               such               as               battered               women's               syndrome               should               be               used               to               reduce               a               sentence               for               a               woman               who               unlawfully               took               the               life               of               her               partner.

No               matter               what               defense               route               an               attorney               uses               in               court,               factual               or               legal,               the               prosecutor               and               defense               attorney               will               be               forced               to               present               facts               and               evidence               that               will               assist               with               winning               the               case.
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