Law103-0512c

BURGLARY AND ARSON; SELF-DEFENSE; DEFENSE OF OTHERS; DEFENSE OFHABITATION

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 327-357; 968-1033
Suggested Briefing the following cases:
Brief the following cases:
Davis v. Commonwealth. p.330
Walker v. State. p.342
State v. Broadhurst. p.1015
Suggested Summary: Emanuel Law Outlines: Criminal Law, Steven L. Emanuel, ISBN 9780735590410, 0735590419 Suggested

Reading of correlating pages in summary.