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The Vermont Statutes Annotated is the official codification of the laws enacted by the General Assembly of the U.S ... Title 4: Judiciary; Title 5: Aeronautics and ...
Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 484B.550, a person who does any act or neglects any duty imposed by law while driving or in actual physical control of any vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property, if the act or neglect of duty proximately causes the death of or substantial ...
This offence is created by section 35 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (drivers of carriages injuring persons by furious driving): "Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor ...
Actual bodily harm [42] – the term is not defined in the Crimes Act, but case law indicates actual bodily harm may include injuries such as bruises and scratches, [43] as well as psychological injuries [44] if the injury inflicted is more than merely transient (the injury does not necessarily need to be permanent) [45]
Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving a lawsuit against a sheriff's deputy brought by a motorist who was paralyzed after the officer ran his eluding vehicle off the road during a high-speed car chase. [1]
(3) disrupts a lawful assembly of persons; commits disorderly conduct. . . [2] Indiana's definition of "disorderly conduct" is modeled after the Model Penal Code's definition, and is typical, but not identical, to similar laws on the statute books of other U.S. states. It covers a large variety of potential acts in its prohibition.
[3] [4] There are normally two side judges on the bench, but the court may proceed with only one side judge or none. In theory the side judges, who are generally not attorneys, have input only on matters of fact, with matters of law left to the presiding judge, but the vote of a side judge has the same weight as that of the judge, so two side ...
[3] For example, the mens rea of aggravated battery is the intention to do serious bodily harm. Mens rea is almost always a necessary component in order to prove that a criminal act has been committed. [1] [2] Mens rea varies depending on the offense. For murder, the mental element requires the defendant acted with "malice aforethought".