Cja354 Week 2 Worksheet

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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: Consent

2. Case 2: Lopez v. State

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

Defense used: Insanity defense

3. Case 3: People v. Ceballos

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

Defense used: Defense of home and property

4. Case 3: Brazill v. State

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

Defense used: Age or infancy defense

Part II: Short Answer

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

1. What is the adversarial system?

• Adversary system or adversarial system is the legal system followed in the US. Under this system, the parties to a case develop and present their arguments, gather and submit evidence, call and question witnesses, and, generally control the information presented according to the law and legal process. The parties...