1 California Criminal Law (3d), Defenses

 

I. LACK OF CAPACITY

A. [§1] Infants.

B. [§2] Idiots.

B-1. [§2A] (New) Mental Retardation.

C. Corporations and Other Associations.

(1) [§3] General Principles.

(2) [§4] Corporations.

(3) [§5] Partnership as Entity.

(4) [§6] Individual Partners.

D. Insane Persons.

1. Insanity as a Defense.

(a) [§7] General Rule.

(b) [§8] Temporary Insanity.

(c) [§9] Insane Delusion.

2. [§10] Other Effects of Mental Aberrations.

3. [§11] Distinctions Based on Time of Insanity.

4. Test of Insanity.

(a) [§12] M'Naghten Test: Inability To Distinguish Right From Wrong.

(b) [§13] A.L.I. Test: Capacity To Appreciate Criminality of Conduct.

(c) [§14] Proposition 8 Test: M'Naghten Rule Restored.

5. [§15] Burden of Proof on Defendant.

6. [§16] Presumption of Insanity From Commitment.

7. Mental Aberrations Not Constituting Insanity.

(a) [§17] "Moral" or "Emotional" Insanity.

(b) [§18] "Irresistible Impulse."

(c) [§19] Delirium Tremens.

(d) [§20] Psychopaths and Sociopaths.

(e) [§21] Miscellaneous Disorders.

E. Diminished Capacity.

1. [§22] Former Law.

2. Abolition of Defense.

(a) [§23] Statutory Provisions.

(b) [§24] Statutes Constitutional.

(c) [§25] Limitations on Evidence.

F. Intoxicated Persons.

1. [§26] Voluntary Intoxication No Defense.

2. Crime Requiring Particular Mental State.

(a) [§27] No Constitutional Right to Intoxication as Defense.

(b) [§28] California Law: Intoxication May Negate Actual Intent.

(c) [§29] Scope of Defense.

(d) [§30] Evidence Must Be Sufficient To Raise Issue.

G. Unconscious Persons.

1. [§31] Defense of Unconsciousness.

2. [§32] Scope of Defense.

3. [§33] Presumption of Consciousness.

4. [§34] From Involuntary Intoxication.

5. [§35] From Voluntary Intoxication.

 

II. OTHER CONDITIONS AFFECTING INTENT

A. [§36] Ignorance of Law Not a Defense.

B. Mistake of Law.

1. [§37] In General.

2. [§38] Reliance on Advice, Statute, or Regulation.

C. Mistake of Fact.

1. [§39] Mistake Negativing Criminal Intent or Knowledge.

2. [§40] Mistake Resulting From Mental Illness.

3. [§41] Mistake of Fact Distinguished From Mistake of Law.

4. [§42] Where Criminal Intent Not Required.

5. Mistake as to Consent in Sex Case.

(a) [§43] Reasonable Mistake as Defense.

(b) [§44] Sufficiency of Evidence To Raise Defense.

6. Mistake as to Minor's Age.

(a) [§45] Unlawful Sexual Intercourse (Statutory Rape).

(b) [§46] Other Acts With Children.

7. Possession of Prohibited Property.

(a) [§47] Defendant Unaware of Possession.

(b) Defendant Unaware of Nature of Thing.

(1) [§48] Narcotics.

(2) [§49] Weapons.

(c) [§50] Defendant Unaware of Own Status.

(d) Temporary Possession for Disposal.

(1) [§51] Narcotics.

(2) [§52] Weapons.

D. Duress and Necessity.

1. [§53] In General.

2. [§54] Duress.

3. [§55] Necessity.

4. [§56] Elements of Defense.

5. [§57] Burden on Defendant.

6. [§58] Lack of Alternatives.

7. [§59] Fear of Bodily Harm.

8. [§60] Threat of Harm to Another.

9. [§61] Threat of Future Danger.

10. [§62] No "Imperfect Duress."

11. [§63] Necessity as Defense to Prison Escape.

 

III. SELF-DEFENSE

A. [§64] In General.

B. [§65] Defense of Third Person.

C. [§66] Conditions for Exercise.

D. [§67] Prisoners and Ex-Felons.

E. Apparent Necessity.

1. [§68] General Requirement.

2. [§69] Exception: Simple Battery.

F. Determining Whether Belief Is Reasonable.

1. [§70] Reasonableness Based on Defendant's Perspective.

2. [§71] Threats by Third Person.

G. [§72] Reasonable Force.

H. [§73] Presumption That Force Used Within Residence Is Reasonable.

I. Right To Stand Ground.

1. [§74] No Retreat Rule.

2. [§75] Exception: Aggressor or Other Wrongdoer.

J. [§76] Pursuit and Punishment.

K. [§77] Imperfect Self-Defense.

 

IV. DEFENSE OF PROPERTY

A. [§78] In General.

B. [§79] Exception: Use of Deadly Mechanical Devices.

 

V. PREVENTION OF CRIME

A. [§80] Dangerous Felony, Breach of Peace, and Public Offense.

B. [§81] Limitation on Force: Misdemeanor or Nondangerous Felony.

 

VI. APPREHENSION OF CRIMINAL

A. [§82] Killing by Officer.

B. [§83] Killing by Private Person.

C. [§84] Where Misdemeanor Committed.

D. Limitations on Use of Deadly Force.

1. [§85] Constitutional Limitations.

2. [§86] Limitations on Private Persons.

 

VII. CONSENT OF VICTIM

A. [§87] When Consent Is Not a Defense.

B. [§88] Crime Involving Lack of Consent.

C. [§89] Apparent Consent Improperly Obtained.

 

VIII. ENTRAPMENT

A. [§90] Nature of Defense.

B. [§91] Policy Basis.

C. Persons Who May Entrap.

1. [§92] Law Enforcement Officer.

2. [§93] Private Person Acting With Government Agent.

3. [§94] No Entrapment by Private Person Alone.

D. Test of Entrapment.

1. [§95] Former Law: Origin of Criminal Intent.

2. [§96] Current Law: Acceptable Conduct of Officer.

E. Claim and Trial of Defense.

1. [§97] Consistent With Denial of Act.

2. [§98] Burden of Proof.

3. [§99] Instructions.

F. [§100] Showing Sufficient for Defense.

G. [§101] Illustrations of Defense Rejected.

H. [§102] Related Defense: Outrageous Police Conduct.

I. [§102A] (New) Entrapment by Estoppel.

 

IX. FORMER JEOPARDY

A. [§103] Constitutional and Statutory Provisions.

B. [§104] Nature and Elements of Defense.

C. [§105] Federal and State Standards Both Applicable.

D. Proceedings Not Included.

1. Civil Proceedings.

(a) [§106] Criminal and Civil Proceedings Distinguished.

(b) [§107] Civil Proceedings Not Subject to Bar of Double Jeopardy.

(c) [§108] Civil Forfeiture.

2. [§109] Pretrial Criminal Proceedings.

3. [§110] Single Trial With Multiple Convictions or Acquittals.

4. [§111] Prison Disciplinary Proceedings.

5. [§112] Revocation of Probation or Parole.

6. [§113] Proceedings Relating to Sentence.

E. [§114] Competency of Court and Jury.

F. [§115] Validity of Accusatory Pleading.

G. Proceedings Constituting Jeopardy.

1. Jury Sworn or Trial Entered Upon.

(a) [§116] In General.

(b) [§117] Jury Sworn.

(c) [§118] Court Trial.

2. [§119] Discharge of Jury: In General.

3. Unwarranted Discharge Without Consent.

(a) [§120] General Rule: Retrial Prohibited.

(b) [§121] Express Objection by Defendant Not Required.

(c) [§122] Distinction: Discharge Without Objection Before Determination of Truth of Prior Conviction.

4. Discharge by Consent: Mistrial.

(a) [§123] Defendant's Motion or Express Consent.

(b) [§124] Defendant's Implied Consent.

(c) [§125] Distinction: Complaints About Incidents Not Necessarily Consent.

(d) [§126] Consent by Defendant or Counsel Alone.

(e) [§127] Motion Based on Prosecutorial Misconduct.

5. Mistrial on Court's Own Motion.

(a) [§128] Federal Rule.

(b) [§129] California Rule.

6. Discharge by Necessity.

(a) [§130] Federal Rule.

(b) [§131] California Rule.

(c) [§132] Illness, Other Incapacity, or Absence of Juror.

(d) Inability of Jurors To Agree (Hung Jury).

(1) [§133] General Principles.

(2) [§134] Determination.

(3) [§135] Multiple Defendants.

(4) [§136] Refusal To Receive Partial Verdict: Multiple Counts.

(5) [§137] Failure To Receive Partial Verdict: Where Only Greater Offense Is Charged.

(6) [§138] Unreported Jury Agreement on Some Offenses.

(e) [§139] Illness, Other Incapacity, or Absence of Defendant, Counsel, or Judge.

7. [§140] Acquittal.

8. [§141] Dismissal.

9. Conviction.

(a) [§142] After Trial.

(b) [§143] On Plea of Guilty.

(c) [§144] After Submission on Transcript.

(d) [§145] Modification of Verdict.

(e) [§146] New Trial.

(f) [§147] Postverdict Dismissal.

10. Retrial After Appeal and Reversal.

(a) [§148] Nature of Problem.

(b) Retrial on Greater Charge Prohibited.

(1) [§149] Federal Rule.

(2) [§150] Application of Rule to States.

(3) [§151] Conviction of Nonbarred Offense.

(4) [§152] California Rule.

(c) Increased Punishment: Federal Rule.

(1) [§153] No Increased Punishment as Penalty.

(2) [§154] Distinction: Increased Sentence Imposed by Jury.

(3) [§155] Distinction: Increased Sentence Based on Subsequent Events.

(4) [§156] No Increased Punishment Where Prior Sentence Was Acquittal of Greater Punishment.

(d) Increased Punishment: California Rule.

(1) [§157] No Increased Punishment.

(2) [§158] Distinction: Appeal From Unauthorized Sentence.

(3) [§159] Distinction: Appeal From Order Granting Probation.

(4) [§160] Distinction: Appeal by Prosecution.

(e) Reversal for Insufficiency of Evidence.

(1) [§161] Federal Decisions.

(2) [§162] California Decisions.

(f) [§163] Reversal Over Defendant's Objection.

11. [§164] Proceedings in Another Jurisdiction.

H. [§165] Post-Trial Proceedings Not Subject to Defense.

I. Same or Included Offense.

1. [§166] Nature of Problems.

2. Single Act but Distinct Unincluded Offenses.

(a) [§167] Single Act, Several Victims.

(b) [§168] Single Act, Several Statutes.

3. Included Offenses.

(a) [§169] Rule and Tests.

(b) [§170] Federal Approach.

(c) [§171] Greater Offense Included in Lesser.

(d) [§172] Exceptions.

(e) [§173] Homicide and Other Crimes.

(f) [§174] Burglary, Robbery, and Other Crimes.

(g) [§175] Assault and Other Crimes.

(h) [§176] Sex Offenses and Other Crimes.

(i) [§177] Other Offenses.

J. Defendant's Acts as Waiver of Defense.

1. [§178] New Trial or Reversal on Appeal.

2. [§179] Breach of Plea Bargain.

3. [§180] Judgment Vacated on Collateral Attack.

4. [§181] Dismissal Obtained on Technical Grounds or Made in Interests of Justice.

5. [§182] Deliberate Attempt To Create Jeopardy.

6. [§183] Deliberate Attempt To Create Violation of Prohibition Against Multiple Prosecution.

7. [§184] Fraud in Procuring Former Conviction.

K. Methods of Raising Defense.

1. [§185] Plea in Trial Court.

2. [§186] Prohibition.

3. [§187] Habeas Corpus.

 

X. RES JUDICATA (COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL)

A. [§188] The Doctrine in Criminal Cases.

B. [§189] Relationship to Double Jeopardy.

C. [§190] No Application to Retrial of Same Case.

D. [§191] Denial of Collateral Estoppel Does Not Affect Prior Judgment.

E. Elements and Conditions of Defense.

1. [§192] In General.

2. Same Parties.

(a) [§193] Different Plaintiffs: Prosecutions by Two Jurisdictions.

(b) [§194] Different Defendants: Defense Not Available.

(c) [§195] Exception: Where Vicarious Liability Involved.

(d) [§196] Prior Civil Proceeding.

(e) [§197] Prior Habeas Corpus Proceeding.

(f) [§198] Prior Probation Revocation Hearing.

(g) [§199] Prior Administrative Proceeding.

(h) [§200] Prior Dependency Proceeding.

(h-1) [§200A] (New) Prior Mentally Disordered Person Proceeding.

3. Final Determination on Merits.

(a) [§201] General Principle.

(b) [§202] Doctrine Inapplicable to Dismissal.

4. Issues Litigated and Determined.

(a) [§203] Nature of Problem.

(b) [§204] Doctrine Applied.

(c) [§205] Defense Rejected.

F. [§206] How Defense Is Raised.

G. Doctrine Invoked by Prosecution.

1. [§207] Issues of Guilt: Doctrine Applied.

2. [§208] Issues of Guilt: Doctrine Rejected.

3. [§209] Procedural Issues.

4. [§210] Prior Civil Proceeding.

5. [§210A] (New) Prior Sexually Violent Predator Proceeding.

H. Perjury in Criminal Trial.

1. [§211] In General: No Double Jeopardy.

2. [§212] No Collateral Estoppel.

3. [§213] Successive Perjury Prosecutions.

 

XI. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

A. [§214] In General.

B. Jurisdictional Nature of Statute.

1. [§215] Failure To Raise Defense Is Not Waiver.

2. [§216] Express or Implied Waiver.

3. [§217] Facially Sufficient Accusatory Pleading.

C. [§218] Burden of Proof.

D. [§219] Limitation Periods.

E. [§220] Determination of Applicable Limitation Period.

F. Running of Period.

1. [§221] In General.

2. When Period Begins To Run.

(a) [§222] Commission of Crime.

(b) [§223] Discovery of Crime: Statutory Provisions.

(c) [§224] What Constitutes Discovery.

(d) [§225] Who Qualifies As Discoverer.

3. Conspiracy.

(a) [§226] Last Overt Act.

(b) [§227] Completion of Primary Object.

4. [§228] Effect of Amendment to Accusatory Pleading.

G. Tolling of Statute.

1. [§229] In General.

2. [§230] Sex Offenses Against Minors.

 

XII. IMMUNITY FOR TESTIFYING

A. [§231] Statutory Immunity.

B. [§232] Nonstatutory Immunity.

 

XIII. NONUNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF LAW

A. [§233] Laxity in Enforcement.

B. Intentional Discriminatory Enforcement.

1. [§234] Nature of Defense.

2. [§235] Methods of Raising Defense.

3. [§236] Burden of Proof on Defendant.

4. [§237] Showing Required To Obtain Discovery.

5. [§238] Showing Sufficient To Raise Defense.

6. [§239] Showing Insufficient To Raise Defense.

 

XIV. MISCELLANEOUS DEFENSES

A. [§240] Condonation or Compromise.

B. Misfortune or Accident.

1. [§241] In General.

2. [§242] Excusable Homicide.

C. Governmental Authority.

1. [§243] Homicide.

2. [§244] Trespass.

3. [§245] Narcotics Offenses.

4. [§246] Diplomatic Immunity.

5. [§247] Vehicle Offenses.

D. [§248] Physical Force on Student.

 

XV. UNTENABLE THEORIES OF DEFENSE

A. [§249] Good Motive.

B. [§250] Repentance, Recantation, or Abandonment.

C. [§251] Criminal Conduct of Victim.

D. [§252] Contributory Negligence of Victim.

E. [§253] Procuring Agent Defense.

F. [§254] Forum Non Conveniens.