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DISTINCTIVE CRIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Criminology
CONT

A distinctive crime so similar in pattern, scheme, or modus operandi to previous crimes that it identifies a particular defendant as the perpetrator.

CONT

The expert evidence tendered in this case was unsatisfactory on both points. The definition of the “distinctive” group of individuals with a propensity to commit the “distinctive crime” was vague.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Criminologie
CONT

La preuve d'expert qui a été produite en l'espèce était insuffisante à ces deux égards. La définition du groupe «distinctif» de personnes qui ont une propension à commettre ce «crime distinctif» était vague.

OBS

Signes distinctifs ou indices d'un crime permettant de relier son auteur à un autre crime semblable.

Spanish

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