Criminal Law Assignment: Case Review, Legal Concepts, and Citation Analysis
This assignment reviews criminal law cases, analyzing legal concepts and citing relevant legal precedents.
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CJA/354 Version 4
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Criminal Law Assignment: Case Review, Legal Concepts, and Citation
Analysis
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? According to USlegal.com the adversarial system is
the main legal system that is used in the United States. Under the adversarial
system, the parties to a case may each 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 individuals are
usually represented by attorneys who actively present the concerned party’s case.
(USlegal.com)
CJA/354 Version 4
1
Criminal Law Assignment: Case Review, Legal Concepts, and Citation
Analysis
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? According to USlegal.com the adversarial system is
the main legal system that is used in the United States. Under the adversarial
system, the parties to a case may each 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 individuals are
usually represented by attorneys who actively present the concerned party’s case.
(USlegal.com)
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