CJUS P300 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture 1. Review branches of gov’t2. Different names for prosecutors3. Main responsibilities of a prosecutor4. Interaction between prosecutors and constitutions5. Reasonable doubta. What is reasonable doubt?b. What is reasonable?6. Criminal v. Civil CasesOutline of Current Lecture 1. Different types of crimes 2. Statutes3. Why are things illegal?4. Felonies v. Misdemeanors5. Different levels of crimes6. Purpose of the law7. JurisdictionCurrent Lecture1. Name different types of crimes (class discussion)a. Burglaryb. Falsifying evidencec. Possession of illegal substanced. Infringement e. Assaultf. BatteryThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.g. Identity thefh. Gambling where prohibitedi. Drinking underagej. Running a Ponzi schemei. Taking people’s money and runningk. Fraud2. Crimes are enacted by the legislature and found in statutesa. Statutes contain various crimes and list them via numbersb. In Indiana felonies and misdemeanors start with 35i. Traffic misdemeanors start with 9ii. Alcohol misdemeanors start with 7c. They are codifiedd. Prosecutor and public look at them to look at what’s legal and illegal3. How do you know things are illegal/why are they illegal?a. There are laws in place and gov’t regulates them thus making certain acts illegalb. Why is it illegal to drink under the age of 21?i. Because statistically vehicular and non-vehicular accidents occurred under the age of 21ii. There is a discussion to raise the drinking age to 25 because impulsive decisions are more regulated afer that agec. Why does every state have the legal limit as 21?i. If it’s any lower the state will use their highway funding from the federal gov’td. Why is Indiana’s legal driving limit so high?i. Federal gov’t says .08 is the legal driving limit and will also take away funding if it is lowered by a state4. Felonies v. Misdemeanors a. Felonies – more severe crimesi. Rapeii. Arsoniii. Armed Robberyiv. High level of drug possessionv. Treason (federal level crime)vi. Human Traffickingvii. Manslaughterviii. Murderix. Kidnappingx. Child molestation xi. Escape from lawful detention b. Misdemeanorsi. Illegal consumptionii. Marijuana possessioniii. Public Intoxicationiv. Driving w/o a licensev. Vandalism vi. Possessing a fake IDvii. Petty thef5. Different levels of crimes (found in code books)a. Felonies and misdemeanors ranked A, B, C, Db. Murder is in a class by itself even within the state of Indiana i. Murder is in an “a felony” with a little aii. Highest crime you can commitc. “A” felonyi. Attempted murderd. “B” felonyi. Grand thef autoii. Burglaryiii. Assault with a deadly weapone. “C” felonyi. DUI (if results in serious bodily injury)ii. Fraudiii. Embezzlementiv. Identity Thefv. Tend to be white collar crimesf. “D” felonyi. Second DUI within a five year limitii. Thef (usually based upon amounts)g. Misdemeanorsi. Driving under influenceii. Thef (small amount)iii. Possession of a fake IDh. Many crimes become elevated to a different level if there is a weaponi. Indiana just changed their classification systemi. “A” felony is now a “1” or “2”ii. “B” felony is now a “3” or “4”iii. “C” felony is “5”iv. “D” felony is “6”6. Purpose of the lawa. The main purpose of laws is to secure the safety of its citizens. That is why they exist to keep law and order within a society. b. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the lawi. You as a citizen need to know what the laws areii. Mistakes can be defenses but ignorance is notc. The prosecutors job is to look at the laws and decide what to charge you with7. Jurisdictiona. What laws are the prosecutors responsible for?i. Jurisdiction – what happens within the place you are responsible for1. Federal Prosecutor go by district2. State Prosecutors go by countyii. By rights you have to be tried in jurisdiction you committed crime in1. Commit crime in Monroe County then prosecuted in Monroe County2. Jurisdiction is something a prosecutor has to provea. Where a crime is and where to try the crimeiii. Prosecutor is responsible for upholding state constitution and federal