Criminal Law

University of Phoenix Material

Week Two Worksheet

Part I: Case Review

Review the cases below by going to the “Detailed Contents” section of the Contemporary Criminal Law textbook. After reviewing the case, select the defense that was represented in the case from the following list:

necessity self-defense defense of others

defense of home and property resisting unlawful arrest consent

duress intoxication mistake

age or infancy defense entrapment syndrome-based defenses

insanity defense

1. Case 1: State v. Dejarlais

State v. Dejarlais section in Ch. 8 of Contemporary Criminal Law

Defense used:

2. Case 2: Lopez v. State

Lopez v. State section in Ch. 9 of Contemporary Criminal Law

Defense used:

3. Case 3: People v. Ceballos

People v. Ceballos section in Ch. 8 of Contemporary Criminal Law

Defense used:

4. Case 3: Brazill v. State

Brazill v. State section in Ch. 9 of Contemporary Criminal Law

Defense used:

Part II: Short Answer

Answer, in a minimum of 50 words, each of the following questions:

1. What is the adversarial system?

2. Define inchoate offenses. Provide an example of an inchoate offense.

3. Using Contemporary Criminal Law and Criminal Law Today, list the identified steps to brief a case. Why is it important to follow these steps?

4. Using the Appendix from Ch. 1 of Contemporary Criminal Law as a resource, explain the citations for each of the following cases:

a. George T. v. California section in Ch. 2 of Contemporary Criminal Law

b. Lawrence v. Texas section in Ch. 2 of Contemporary Criminal Law

c. Roper v. Simmons section in Ch. 3 of Contemporary Criminal Law

d. People v. Kellogg section in Ch. 4 of Contemporary Criminal Law