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'''Elements of a crime''' mean specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in [[court]] in order to obtain a [[conviction]]: (1) that a crime has actually occurred, (2) that the accused intended the crime to happen, and (3) a timely relationship between the first two factors. | '''Elements of a crime''' mean specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in [[court]] in order to obtain a [[conviction]]: (1) that a crime has actually occurred, (2) that the accused intended the crime to happen, and (3) a timely relationship between the first two factors. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:45, April 23, 2008
Elements of a crime mean specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in court in order to obtain a conviction: (1) that a crime has actually occurred, (2) that the accused intended the crime to happen, and (3) a timely relationship between the first two factors.