Criminal Law Case Studies
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This title makes complex criminal law issues more accessible to students by examining the facts of carefully-selected real-life case studies. The new edition has four exciting and timely new cases added, along with all accompanying material. Included in the text are details regarding the offender's background, the nature of the offense, all relevant facts of the case, photographs of the people and locations of the offense, and the texts of both then-governing and current statutes. This unique approach entices analytical thinking about what that law is and should be, and, via the inclusion of the aftermaths of each case, encourages discussion about what actually happened to the defendant and why.
Acknowledgments vThe Basic Requirements of Criminal Liability 1The Case of DeSean McCarty (Illinois, 1997) 1The Facts 1Then Existing Law 5Illinois Compiled Statutes (1997) 5Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 7The Case of Bernice J. and Walter L. Williams (Washington, 1968) 8The Facts 8Then Existing Law 10Revised Code of Washington (1968) 10State v. Hedges 11State v. Stentz 11Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 12Revised Code of Washington (2006) 12Principles for the Distribution of Criminal Liability and Punishment 15The Case of Thomas Dudley (England, 1884) 15The Facts 15Then Existing Law 19Hale's History of the Pleas of the Crown 19Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: Of Public Wrongs 19The Works of Francis Bacon 20United States v. Holmes 20Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 20Draft Criminal Code for Englandand Wales (1989) 20The Case of William James Rummel (Texas, 1973) 22The Facts 22Then Existing Law 23Texas Penal Code (1973) 23Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 24Texas Penal Code (2006) 24Do We Know What the Criminal Law Commands of Us, and Does the Law Care If We Don't? Legality, Mistake, and Omissions 29The Case of Canna Baker (Arkansas, 1948) 29The Facts 29Then Existing Law 32Arkansas Statutes (1948) 32Corpus Juris 33Wharton's Criminal Law 33Kanavan's Case 33State v. Bradbury 33Thompson v. State 33Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 33Arkansas Statutes (2006) 33The Case of Julio Marrero (New York, 1977) 35The Facts 35Then Existing Law 36Consolidated Laws of New York-Penal Law (1977) 36Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated-Criminal Procedure Law (1977) 41Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 46Consolidated Laws of New York-Criminal Procedure Law (2006) 46The Case of Ray Edwin Billingslea (Texas, 1984) 56The Facts 56Then Existing Law 58Texas Penal Code (1984) 58Texas Family Code-Annotated (1984) 60Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 61Texas Penal Code (2006) 61The Case of Linda Ruschioni (Massachusetts, 1993) 63The Facts 63Then Existing Law 64Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 266-Crimes Against Property (1993) 64Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 134-Lost Goods and Stray Beasts (1993) 65Commonwealth v. Titus 65Commonwealth v. Everson 65Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 65The Significance of Resulting Harm: Causation, Attempt, and Impossibility 66The Case of Joseph B. Wood (Vermont, 1879) 66The Facts 66Then Existing Law 67Vermont Statutes, Chapter 189 (1879) 67Acts and Resolves of Vermont (1878) 68State v. Tatro 68State v. Scates 68Commonwealth v. Webster 69Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 69Vermont Statutes, Title 13-Crimes & Criminal Procedure (2006) 69The Case of Larry Eugene Phillips (California, 1993) 71The Facts 71Then Existing Law 75California Penal Code (1993) 75People v. Dillon 78People v. Lopez 78Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 78The Case of Roger Thomas (U.S. Military, 1961) 79The Facts 79Then Existing Law 82Uniform Code of Military Justice (1961) 82Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 82Uniform Code of Military Justice (2006) 83Can There Be Criminal Liability Without Proving the Defendant Satisfies the Elements of an Offense? Doctrines of Imputation 87The Case of Keith Mondello (New York, 1989) 87The Facts 87Then Existing Law 91Consolidated Laws of New York (1989) 91Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 94The Case of Jordan Weaver (Indiana, 1991) 95The Facts 95Then Existing Law 98Indiana Code (1991) 98Zickefoose v. Indiana 100Rhode v. State 100Terry v. State 101Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 101Indiana Code (2006) 101Sanchez v. State of Indiana 101Can Committing a Crime Be Doing the Right Thing? Justification Defenses 102The Case of John Charles Green (Missouri, 1967) 102The Facts 102Then Existing Law 105Missouri Statutes (1967) 105State v. King 105State v. St. Clair 105People v. Richards 105Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 105Missouri Statutes (2006) 105City of St. Louis v. Klocker 107The Case of Johann Schlicht (Germany, 1919) 108The Facts 108Then Existing Law 109Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 110Federal Republic of Germany-Penal Code (2002) 110The Case of Motti Ashkenazi (Israel, 1997) 113The Facts 113Then Existing Law 114Israeli Penal Law (1997) 114Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 116Is Wrongdoing Ever Blameless? Excuse Defenses 117The Case of Janice Leidholm (North Dakota, 1981) 117The Facts 117Then Existing Law 119North Dakota Century Code (1981) 119Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 122North Dakota Century Code (2006) 122The Case of Barry Kingston (England, 1991) 124The Facts 124Then Existing Law 126Sexual Offences Act, 1956, 4 & 5 Eliz.2, ch. 69 126Cardle v. Mulrainey 126Regina v. Court 126Regina v. Court 126Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 126The Case of David Kenney Hawkins (Nevada, 1986) 127The Facts 127Then Existing Law 129Nevada Revised Statutes (1986) 129Shrader v. State 129Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 129Nevada Revised Statutes (2006) 129Are We Responsible for Who We Are? 131The Case of Richard R. Tenneson (Federal, 1954) 131The Facts 131Then Existing Law 134Uniform Code of Military Justice, 50 U.S.C.A. (1954) 134Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 135The Case of Alex Cabarga (California, 1982) 136The Facts 136Then Existing Law 139California Penal Code (1982) 139Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 140The Case of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer (Illinois, 1994) 143The Facts 143Then Existing Law 145Illinois Compiled Statutes (1994) 145Current Law That Would Be Applied Were the Case Prosecuted Today 147Illinois Consolidated Statutes (2006) 147Note on American Law Concerning Minimum Age for Criminal (Adult Court) Prosecution 148Selected Provisions of the Model Penal Code 149Answer Sheet for Liability Judgments 187
