Part one of term paper
Murder Murder is when a person of sound mind unlawfully kills any person with malice aforethought. To be convicted of murder, it has to be proven that the accused planned to kill the victim, or that the accused acted in a way that he/she knew would harm or kill the victim. To defend against murder, one could claim self-defence, that is, that ...

Part two of term paper
... current Australian case is the one involving Adrian Bryant, who is accused of killing many people in Port Arthur earlier this year. Assault Common assault (not sexual or seizing assault), is the use of force by a person intending to inflict pain, injury, discomfort or insult on another person. To prove this, it must be shown that the accused committed the crime, no forethought needs to be proven. To defend against this, the accused could claim it was an accident, self-defence or consent of the v ...