Law103-0312a

MEN’S REA; HOMICIDE

Buyers will examine the common law and the modern criminal justice systems including their theory of punishment, classification of crimes, criminal causation and elements of various crimes. Buyers will study the criminal culpability rules applicable to perpetrators such as principals, accessories & accomplices. Buyers will learn the elements of various crimes committed against persons such as homicide, assault, battery, rape and mayhem. They will also study property crimes such as larceny, embezzlement, false pretenses, receiving stolen property, robbery, burglary & arson. Further, buyers will examine the inchoate crimes of attempt, solicitation and conspiracy, and will also learn many affirmative defenses including mistake, self defense, consent, infancy, insanity, intoxication, duress, necessity, and entrapment.

Note: In order to follow along, it is suggested that buyers obtain access to the suggested casebook and emanuel Lw Outlines
Suggested Casebook: Criminal Law and Procedure (University Casebook Series), Foundation Press, 9781609302351, 1609302354
Suggested Read pages 617-691
Suggested Briefing the following cases:
Morissette v. United States. p.619
United States v. Feola. p.635
Thacker v. Commonwealth. p.671
Suggested Summary: Emanuel Law Outlines: Criminal Law, Steven L. Emanuel, ISBN 9780735590410, 0735590419 Suggested Reading of correlating pages in summary.