Ashford 2: – Week 1 – Discussion 1

Criminal Law Terminology

The textbook this week provided you with a wealth of   information about key concepts in the foundations of criminal justice. In   your primary response for this discussion, explain the differences between a   misdemeanor and a felony charge. Detail how the legal terms stare decisis   and legal precedent affect criminal prosecutions. Finally, provide a   definition in your own words, for the legal term, corpus delicti. Why   does corpus delicti have to be proven for there to be an effective   criminal prosecution?
 

  Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources,   and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’   posts by Day 7. Question the efficacy of all of the legal terms discussed in   this discussion board with your classmates. Do you think that this is the   best way to handle previous case law, designate how a case is charged, and to   ensure that an actual crime was committed? Please offer alternatives to the   current legal analyses in your responses to your classmates. Remember; do not   merely agree with your classmates without additional information. A   substantive response advances the discussion in a meaningful way; merely   agreeing with your classmates is not a substantive response.