Describe the concepts of lesser and greater included crimes and give illustrations of both

What will be an ideal response?


• All offenses in the chain of similar type offenses going down from the crime charged or going up from the crime charged
• Example: murder is a crime against a body; so is manslaughter, a lesser, aggravated battery, a lesser; battery, a lesser; assault, a lesser included offense
• Example: assault is a crime against the body; so is battery, a greater; aggravated battery, a greater; manslaughter, a greater; and murder, a greater included offense

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