What exactly is CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT - THIRD DEGREE (MULTIPLE VARIABLES)?
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The definitions of such things vary greatly by state. Where exactly is it you're talking about?\n\nEdit: Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree is a felony in MI. It can happen in several different situations:\n\n1) Sexual penetration with someone between the ages of 13 and 16\n2) Force or coercion is used to obtain sexual penetration\n3) The actor knows the person is mentally incapable or incapacitated, or physically helpless\n4) The person was related to the actor by blood to the third degree\n5) The other person is between 16 and 18 and a student at a school where the actor was a teacher or administrator, unless the student has been emancipated.
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They are state laws, and different one to another.  Interestingly, some states reserve First Degree for the killing of a police officer.  But basically, First Degree is what they would execute you for if they do executions.  The worst.  Second degree generally includes some concept that it was not premeditated, or was in some part accidental.  Third degree is generally where you were not assumed to have done it on purpose, but what they call "reckless disregard."\n\nThat's very general.  It really is different by state.
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I actually asked a similar question of a friend in law school. My question was about another psychological disorder called a dissociative fugue. In either case, in the US legal system, a person with a legitimate psychological disorder cannot be held accountable for a crime committed by another personality. However, in the legal system, a person with multiple personalities can be placed in a mental institution. David/Sam should probably be seeking medical attention, especially if one of his/her personalities is violent.
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I can think of three major categories, depending on the severity of the crime.\n\nCivil infraction - speeding ticket, etc.  Not really a crime.\n\nMisdemeanor - crime punishable by less than a year in jail.  Some states have 'high misdemeanors' that are punishable by less than 2 years in jail.\n\nFelony - crime punishable by more than a year in prison.  Capital crimes are those felonies that are punishable by death (or life in prison).  Murder is the big one here.\n\nI guess you could also categorize crimes by victims/results splitting them up into property crimes, white collar crimes, violent crimes, vice (so called victimless crimes), etc..\n\nNot all criminals are created equal.
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Each state defines their crimes differently, so it's impossible to say exactly what the charge is without knowing the state. How sure the state is that it happened is irrelevant. A first degree sex offence might involve using force and a weapon, while second degree would be using force but no weapon. Or first degree could be intercourse with a child under a certain age (say 9) and second degree intercourse with a child between that age and the age of consent (say 9-16). Again, it depends entirely on the state.\n\nEdit: In North Carolina a second degree sexual offense is when the person engages in a "sexaul act" (which they define as "cunnilingus, fellatio, analingus, or anal intercourse, but does not include vaginal intercourse. Sexual act also means the penetration, however slight, by any object into the genital or anal opening of another person's body.") with someone by force and against their will or with someone who is "mentally disabled, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless" and the person knew or reasonably should have known so. It is a Class C felony, typically punishable as a first offense by 58-73 months.
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criminal psychology, criminal justice, or psychology
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"like?"\n\nWe need the specifics to answer -- I suspect you mat have the specifics wrong. Perhaps it was one count of first degree murder, one count of second degre, one conspiracy count, etc. etc.
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As far as I understand it, there is only one 'type' of homicide.  That is a human killing another human.  If you mean DEGREES of homocide, then that's a whole different story.\n\nModern codifications tend to create a genus of offenses, known collectively as homicide, of which murder is the most serious species, followed by manslaughter which is less serious, and ending finally in justifiable homicide, which is not a crime at all. Because there are 51 jurisdictions, each with its own criminal code, this section treats only the crime of murder, and does not deal with state-by-state specifics.\n\nAt base, murder consists of an intentional unlawful act with a design to kill and fatal consequences. Generally, an intention to cause great bodily harm is considered indistinguishable from an intention to kill, as is an act so inherently dangerous that any reasonable person would realize the likelihood of fatality. Thus, if the defendant hurled the victim from a bridge, it is no defense to argue that harm was not contemplated, or that the defendant hoped only to break bones.\n\nThe intent to commit murder is often called malice aforethought, and can be inferred when the defendant commits an act that shows depraved indifference to human life, or (in federal court and those states that apply the felony murder rule) whenever a victim is killed during the commission of another felony, whether or not the defendant intended the killing, or even committed the fatal act. In this case, the intention to place the victim in great bodily harm is inferred from the defendant's intent to commit the felony. Some states also require the underlying felony to be an 'inherently' dangerous one.\n\n\n[edit] Degrees of murder\nBefore the famous case of Furman v. Georgia in 1972, most states distinguished two degrees of murder. While the rules differed by state, a reasonably common scheme was that of Pennsylvania, passed in 1794: "Murder which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary, shall be deemed murder of the first degree; and all other kinds of murder shall be deemed murder of the second degree."[10] "Murder one", as the term was popularized by novels and television, carried a penalty of death, or life in prison, while the penalty for "murder two" was generally around 20 years in prison.\n\nAfter the Supreme Court placed new requirements on the imposition of the death penalty, most states adopted one of two schemes. In both, third degree murder became the catch-all, while first degree murder was split. The difference was whether some or all first degree murders should be eligible for the most serious penalty (generally death, but sometimes life in prison without the possibility of parole.).\n\nThe first scheme, used by Pennsylvania among other states: \nFirst Degree Murder: All premeditated murders, and (in some states) murders involving certain especially dangerous felonies, such as arson or rape, or committed by an inmate serving a life sentence. \nSecond Degree Murder: Any felony murder not a first degree murder. \nThird Degree Murder: All other murder. \nThe second scheme, used by New York among other states, as well as the Model Penal Code: \nFirst Degree Murder: Murder involving special circumstances, such as murder of a police officer, judge, fireman or witness to a crime; multiple murders; and torture or especially heinous murders. Note that a "regular" premeditated murder, absent such special circumstances, is not a first-degree murder; murders by poison or "lying in wait" are not per se first-degree murders. \nSecond Degree Murder: Any premeditated murder or felony murder that does not involve special circumstances. \nSome states, such as California, simply preserved the o
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The first two obviously don't know what the term means, and jp is has erronious information.  Some state's (like Texas) will continue prosecution even if the parents opt out of prosecuting.  \n\nNot sure the jailtime, but one things for sure, he'll most likely be labled a "sex offender" and have to register his address on the state's website for all to see, and he won't be able to live within 1000 feet of a school, bus stop, park, or church.  it's 2000 in some communities.\n\n\nIt would appear that some edu-ma-cation is in order here: \n\nStatutory Rape is CONSENTUAL sex with someone who is not of legal age to give consent.  IOW, it's screwing while in junior and high school for most of the country.
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The age of consent in Maryland is 16, so generally, the scenario you describe isn't illegal; however, there may be exclusions for a person "in a position of authority", particularly school employees.  Checking the statute now..\n\nUpdate:  There doesn't seem to be any exclusion for "position of authority"; however, under § 3-322, "Unnatural or perverted sexual practice", performing oral sex *IS* a crime in Maryland! "A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both."\n\nNote that, as wrong as it sounds, under § 3-318, the 37yo woman/15yo boy situation is legal. "In general.- Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person may not be prosecuted under § 3-303, § 3-304, § 3-307, or § 3-308 of this subtitle for a crime against a victim who was the person's legal spouse at the time of the alleged rape or sexual offense. "
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Texas Penal Code § 12.03. CLASSIFICATION OF MISDEMEANORS.  (a) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories:\n(1)  Class A misdemeanors;                                                    \n(2)  Class B misdemeanors;                                                    \n(3)  Class C misdemeanors.                                                    \n(b)  An offense designated a misdemeanor in this code without specification as to punishment or category is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(c)  Conviction of a Class C misdemeanor does not impose any legal disability or disadvantage.
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f4 Means that it's a Felony in the 4th degree, most use it as 4th degree felony \n\nA 5th degree felony is the lowest felony...could be dropped to a misdmeanor...so a felony 4 isn't to terrible.  But, depends on charge, and past criminal record.
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any felony is serious, A means there is violence to another person, or persons, IE: murder, arson, manslaughter and so on. Class C is most often a crime against property, like auto theft, some traffic violations, are any crime that does not have violence involved with them. Your friend is in trouble, some states like Oregon, California or Washington can send you to jail for life after three felonies no matter what class they are....looking for new friends might be a good pass time..
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There are several types of first degree murder, all of which are defined by A.R.S. § 13-1105. \n\nThe first definition of first degree murder is causing the death of another person with either the intent or knowledge that the conduct will cause death and with premeditation. Premeditation is often described as 'malice aforethought,' which basically means that you probably considered the consequence of your conduct for at least a second before you committed the act.\n\nThe second definition of first degree murder is causing the death of another person while committing or attempting to commit another crime like sexual conduct with a minor, sexual assault, molestation of a child, various drug-related crimes, kidnapping, burglary, arson, robbery, escape from jail, child abuse, or unlawful flight from a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, or while fleeing from the scene where you committed any of these offenses. \n\nThe third definition of first degree murder is causing the death of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty while intending or knowing that the conduct will cause the officer's death.\n\nAny kind of first degree murder is a class 1 felony and is punishable by death or life imprisonment. In Arizona, the trial jury decides whether the defendant has committed first degree murder. Then the judge holds a separate sentencing hearing to determine the proper sentence. A.R.S. § 13-703 outlines the various 'aggravating' and 'mitigating' factors that the judge must consider in reaching a decision about whether to impose the death penalty. \n\nRecently, the Arizona case State v. Ring went before the United States Supreme Court. The Court decided that Arizona's system of jury-conviction and judge sentencing (which is similar to the system in several other states) is un constitutional. This means that now a jury must find a person guilty of First degree murder, and also approve of the death sentence being given as punishment for the murder.
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First degree (premeditated) murder, some types of second degree (spur-of-the-moment) murders involving other serious crimes like robbery or rape, treason (selling military or national security secrets to foreign countries), espionage (spying), and rape in the States of Texas and Florida.
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What this is called exactly depends on the statutes in the state, and what the authorities will do depends on a lot of things, but all that stuff doesn't matter. \n\nWhat's obvious to everyone is that this is and should be criminal behavior. \n\nWhat's not so obvious is that if the victim doesn't report it now, she's setting up the next victim.  \n\nThink he'll stop at a handjob next time?
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There are lots of possibilities. In all of my explanations below, I leave out information that doesn't apply to children, as the statutes aren't written separately.\n\n1)Sexual exploitation of a child applies when someone performs a sexual act (ma$turbates, touches genitals, or commits an act of sexual penetration) or exposes his or her genitals, anu$, or breasts in front of a child, knowing the child can see, OR entices or coerces a child to remove his or her clothing for purposes of sexual gratification. This is a Class A misdemeanor for first offense, Class 4 felony for following offenses, and Class 4 offense if the child is under 13.\n\n2)Criminal sexual assault applies when someone commits an act of sexual penetration with someone who was "unable to give knowing consent," which applies to all children under 17 (the age of consent), or if the person was under 18 and a family member, or the person was 13 or more, but under 18, and the attacker was in a position of authority or trust. This is a Class 1 felony.\n\n3)Aggravated criminal sexual assault requires that the crime qualify as criminal sexual assault first. This applies if the accused is under 17 and the victim under 9, or if the accused was under 17 and the victim between 9 and 13 and force was used. This is a Class X felony.\n\n4)Predatory sexual assault of a child applies when someone over 17 commits an act of sexual penetration with a child under 13. This is a Class X felony.\n\n5) Criminal sexual abuse applies if someone commits an "act of sexual conduct" (sexual act except penetration) with someone "unable to give knowing consent" (again, applies to all minors). Also, if the accused is under 17 and the victim between 9 and 17, this applies. Finally, if someone commits an act of sexual penetration with someone between 13 and 17 and is less than 5 years older than that person, it is criminal sexual abuse. This is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and Class 2 felony for subsequent offenses.\n\n6) Aggravated criminal sexual abuse requires that it qualify as criminal sexual abuse. It is aggravated if any of the following apply: the victim was under 18 and a family member of the accused, the accused was 17 or over and the victim under 13, the accused 17 or over, the victim between 13 and 17, and force was used, the accused was under 17 and the victim under 9, or the accused was under 17, the victim between 9 and 17, and force was used. Also, if someone commits an act of sexual penetration with someone between 13 and 17 and is at least 5 years older, it is aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Finally, if a person in a position of trust or authority commits an act of sexual conduct with a child between 13 and 18, it is aggravated criminal sexual abuse. This is a Class 2 felony.\n\nTbere are other statutes, which may apply.