CRIMINA L L A W I N

ENGLAND
IS ARA PAJ, J OEL LLE SHI
RUBIN MUJA, KLEN
THE CLASS CONCEPTION OF THE LAW
WHAT DOES A COURT OF LAW CONSIST OF?

THE BAILIFF THE PLAINTIFF THE JUDGE

 SO WHAT EXACLY IS
THE CRIMINAL LAW?
IT IS NOT LAW WHICH IS
CONCERNED WITH CIVIL OR
COMMERCIAL DISPUTES. IT IS A
BODY OF PRINCIPLES AND
MECHANISMS DESIGNED TO BRING
CRIMINAL SUSPECTS TO JUSTICE
BY FAIR TRIALS; TO ACQUIT THE
INNOCENT AND CONVICT AND
PUNISH THE GUILTY.
 What do these even

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE mean?

Why do we need
them?

INVESTIGATION PRETRIAL THE DECISION TO PROSECUTE

TRIAL EVIDENCE/PUBLICITY VERDICT

There is a last phase if the verdict is guility, anyone can guess

what it is?
WHAT DECIDES HOW BAD THE PUNISHMENT IS?
The actual resolution of your case will
depend on the severity of the crime you
are being charged with, the facts
surrounding the crime, and the strengths
of the prosecutor’s case against you

Punishment should be proportional to the

crime that was committed by the individual.
Justice White, in Coker v. Georgia (1977),
laid out the rules for determining
proportionality of a crime.
KINDS OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS FOR
EACH

There are 6 main offenses that are regarded criminal,

these include:
• Homocide
• Sexual Offences
• Theft and property crime
• Fraud
• Criminal Damage
• Offences versus the state ( spy acts )
 HOMOCIDE

• MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER ARE TWO OF

THE OFENCES THAT CONSISTUTE HOMICIDE.

• HOMOCIDE IN ITSELF, MEANS THE KILLING

OF ONE HUMAN BEING BY ANOTHER

• WHOEVER IS CONVICTED FOR HOMICIDE

SHALL BE PUNISHED BY DEATH OR BY
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
SEXUAL OFFENSES
THERE IS A RANGE OF CRIMES THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS
SEXUAL OFFENCES, THOSE INCLUDE:
• CONSENSUAL CRIMES SUCH AS RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT
• CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN, CHILD ABUSE OR GROOMING
• CRIMES THAT EXPLOUT OTHERS FOR A SEXUAL PURPOSE, IN
PERSON OR ONLINE

THE PUNISHMENTS ARE DECIDED BY SECTION 377 OF THE

LAW, IT STATES THAT “whoever has carnal intercourse,
which is against nature with a man, women or any
animal shall be punished with a minimum of 10 years of
imprisonment, which may even extend to life
imprisonment, and also the accused shall be held liable
to pay fine too.”
THEFT AND PROPERTY
CRIME
• JAIL OR PRISON TIME

• RESTITUTION

• COURT COSTS OR FINES

• COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
 FRAUD

• CREDIT CARD FRAUD

• HEALTH CARE FRAUD
• INTERNET FRAUD
• MAIL FRAUD
• SECURITIES FRAUD
• INSURANCE FRAUD
• IDENTITY FRAUD
• PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FRAUD
 CRIMINAL DAMAGES
PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMINAL DAMAGE MAINLY DEPENDS
ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. FOR EXAMPLE,
DAMAGE BELOW $250 CARRIES A POSSIBLE FOUR-MONTH
JAIL SENTENCE, A $750 FINE, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A
CLASS II MISDEMEANOR. FOR DAMAGE BETWEEN $250 TO
$1,000, YOU FACE A $2,500 FINE AND UP TO SIX MONTHS IN
JAIL. IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A CLASS I MISDEMEANOR.

DAMAGES FROM $1,000 TO $2,000 ARE CLASSIFIED AS A

CLASS 6 FELONY, AND YOU COULD SPEND UP TO 2 YEARS
IN PRISON. WITH DAMAGES BETWEEN $2,500 TO $10,000,
YOU FACE A CLASS 5 FELONY AND YOU COULD SPEND 2.5
YEARS IN PRISON. FOR DAMAGES OVER $10,000, THE LAW
COULD CHARGE YOU WITH A CLASS 4 FELONY. THEY
COULD PUNISH YOU WITH UP TO 3.75 YEARS IN PRISON.
ANY QUESTIONS?