Date

Topic

Reading

Case

8/24

Nature & Limits of Criminal Law

Samaha, ch 1 & 2

State v. Metzger

8/29

Purposes of Punishment

Examples, ch 1 & 2

Lawrence v. Texas

  9/7 and 9/12

General Principles: Actus Reus

Samaha, ch 3 / Examples ch 3

State v. Kuntz; Porter v. State

Exam # 1

9/19 and 21

General Principles: Mens Rea

Samaha, ch 4; Examples, ch 4

State v. Stark, Koppermith v. State; People v. Armitage

9/26 and 9/28

Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

Samaha, ch 5; Examples, ch 14

State v. Ulvinen, People v. Poplar;

State v.Beaudry; Seattle v. Stone

10/3 and 10/5

Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation

Samaha, ch 6; Examples, ch 12 and 13

State v. Coulverson, Le Barron v State;

State v. Hatfield
Ganeson v. State

10/12

Exam # 2

10/19 and 10/24

Defenses: Justification

Samaha, ch 7; Examples ch 16, pp 404-422

People v. Goetz,
U.S. v. Peterson

Law v. State;
State v. Ownbey

Serrit v. State, People v. Bowie

Oliver v. State; DePasquale v. State

11/2 and 11/7

Criminal Homicide

Chapter 9; Examples, ch 8

State v. Snowden; State v. Stewart; People v. O'Neil

State v. Watson; State v. Mays

11/14 and 11/16

Criminal Sexual Conduct, Bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

Chapter 10

Commonwealth v Berkowitz, State v. Bonds

Harrod v State, People v. Allen

11/21 and 11/28

Property Crimes

Chapter 11

People v. Olivo, State v Ramirez

State v Curley, Commonwealth v Mitchell

11/30

Crimes against Public Order and Morality

Chapter 12

Joyce v. City and County of San Francisco, Chicago v. Morales

12/5

Crimes against the State

Chapter 13

Dennis v U.S., U.S v Lindh

12/7

Review for Final

Courtroom Observation Paper Due

12/12, 8am

FINAL EXAM