CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Criminal Liability and the Use of Force

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Criminal Liability and the Use of Force

Introduction

The paper discusses the criminal liability and the use of force. Criminal liability is a comprehensive terminology used for describing the legal obligation either potentially or actually imposed on an individual or group of people.

The activities that harm the society and the State laws are prohibited and it is his responsibility to face the prosecution by the government. Unintentional or criminal acts due to negligence are focused under the prosecution of criminal liability.

The paper also discusses the crime of solicitation, its requirement of over act as evidence and a descriptive discussion of the use of force by the defendant and the police officers under the Fourth Amendment.

Crime of Solicitation

Crime of Solicitation is generally considered as the offensive act of urging any other person to be a part of an unlawful act that one intends to do. Solicitation is the term used in various contexts as it covers less criminal activities like using the contacts from a former employer as well as the severe criminal solicitation like prostitution and drug dealing, and politicians who are involved in bribery.

The Solicitation laws and regulations govern specific activities and operations of the organizations or individuals. The crime of solicitation involves both the person asking for any unlawful involvement as well as the person agreeing to contribute to the solicitation. According to the law, the person acts as a co-conspirator when being involved in such activity.

Corroboration Requirements in Solicitation Statutes

The literal meaning of Corroboration is to give evidence or support of your statement. In legal terms corroboration requirement, in solicitation statutes, are not always necessary as this has lead people to think corroborating a crime will have e greater risk of convicting an innocent.

A comprehensive statue of the State ensures the convicted crime of solicitation does not go over looked as it is a normal conviction of not considering a person guilty of the offense until, and unless it is proved through evidence or witnesses.

Corroboration requirements are used in solicitation statutes depending upon the severity of the crime; otherwise, normally corroborations are not required in solicitation statutes.

Overt Act as Evidence

Some conspiracy statutes require evidence of an overt act by one of the co-conspirators. To understand this statement well we will first need to interpret the meaning of 'Overt Act'. Overt act is an open act proven by the support of evidences that ...