§ 21-5201 Requirements of voluntary act or omission
§ 21-5202 Culpable mental state; definition of intentionally, knowingly, recklessly
§ 21-5203 Guilt without culpable mental state, when
§ 21-5204 Culpable mental state; exclusions
§ 21-5205 Intoxication
§ 21-5206 Compulsion
§ 21-5207 Ignorance or mistake
§ 21-5208 Entrapment
§ 21-5209 Defense of lack of mental state
§ 21-5210 Liability for crimes of another
§ 21-5211 Corporations; criminal responsibility
§ 21-5212 Individual liability for corporate crime
§ 21-5220 Construction and application of provisions retroactively
§ 21-5221 Definitions
§ 21-5222 Defense of a person; no duty to retreat
§ 21-5223 Defense of dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle; no duty to retreat
§ 21-5224 Presumptions
§ 21-5225 Defense of property other than a dwelling, place of work or occupied vehicle
§ 21-5226 Use of force by an aggressor
§ 21-5227 Law enforcement officer making arrest
§ 21-5228 Private person making arrest
§ 21-5229 Resisting arrest
§ 21-5230 No duty to retreat
§ 21-5231 Immunity from prosecution or liability; investigation
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 21 > Article 52 - Principles of Criminal Liability

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.