Criminal Law Structural Outline

CRIMINAL LAW
SIXTH EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROVINCE AND LIMITS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
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1.01 THE DECISION TO CRIMINALIZE  Commonwealth v. Jones (880 S.W.2d 544)  Comments and Questions  D.P. v. State (705 So. 2)  Comments and Questions  Problem  State v. Mortimer (142 N.C. App. 321)  Comments and Questions  David A.J. Richards, The Concept of the Public Morality and the Criminal Law  Lawrence v. Texas (539 U.S. 558)  Comments and Questions 1.02 THE DECISION TO PUNISH  Regina v. Jones (115 Can. Crim. Cases 273)  Comments and Questions  Regina v. Dudley & Stephens (14 Q.B. 273)  Comments and Questions  Kant, The Metaphysical Elements of Justice pp. 100–01  United States v. Bergman (416 F. Supp. 496)  Comments  United States v. Jackson (835 F.2d 1195)  Comments and Questions  Posner, Optimal Sentence for White-Collar Criminals  Richards, Human Rights and the Moral Foundation of the Substantive Criminal Law  Bibliographical Note  Jones v. City of Los Angeles (444 F.3d 1118)  Comment 1.03 MAKING CONDUCT CRIMINAL  [A] The Sources of the Criminal Law  [1] Common Law  Perkins, The Common Law  State v. Palendrano (120 N.J. Super. 336)  Comments  Weishaupt v. Commonwealth (227 Va. 389)  Comment  [2] Statutes  United States v. Reid (206 F. Supp. 2)

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Comments and Questions Problems  Morissette v. United States (342 U.S. 246)  Comments and Questions  Johnson v. State (602 So. 2)  Comments and Questions  Problem  People v. Turner (249 Ill. App. 3)  Comments and Questions [B] Constitutional Limitations  [1] Free Expression  People v. Barton (8 N.Y.3d 70)  Potts v. United States (919 A.2d 1127)  Comment and Questions  [2] Equal Protection  Lawrence v. Texas (539 U.S. 558)  [3] Due Process  Kolender v. Lawson (461 U.S. 352)  Comment  State v. Miranda (260 Conn. 93)
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CHAPTER 2 THE ACT REQUIREMENT
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2.01 INTRODUCTION  Actus Reus: of Acts and Omissions 2.02 THE VOLUNTARY ACT  Kilbride v. Lake  Comments and Questions  State v. Hinkle (200 W. Va. 280)  Comments and Questions 2.03 ACT OF OMISSION  Commonwealth v. Pestinikas (421 Pa. Super. 371)  Comment  People v. Campbell (124 Mich. App. 333)  Questions 2.04 POSSESSION  People v. Valot (33 Mich. App. 49)  Comments and Questions  Commonwealth v. Buckley (354 Mass. 508)  Problems 3.01 INTRODUCTION  Bridgman, Determinism and Punishment  Model Penal Code  Commentary  [A] Purposefulness  State v. Smith (262 N.J. Super. 487)  Comment

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CHAPTER 3 THE MENTAL STATE
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People v. Hood (1 Cal. 3) United States v. Tobin (480 F.3d 53)  Problem  [B] Knowledge  Fabritz v. Traurig (583 F.2d 697)  Questions  United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp. (402 U.S. 558)  State v. Suddith (379 Md. 425)  United States v. Bailey (444 U.S. 394)  Comment  [C] Recklessness  Commonwealth v. Welansky (316 Mass. 383)  Comment  State v. Cushman (133 Vt. 121)  Commonwealth v. Huggins (575 Pa. 395)  Comment  Jones v. Commonwealth (636 S.E.2d 403)  [D] Negligence  People v. Howk (56 Cal. 2)  State v. Goff (297 Or. 635) 3.02 MISTAKE  Model Penal Code  Commentary  [A] Of Fact  United States v. Short (4 C.M.A. 437)  Problem  [B] Of Law  United States v. Mancuso (420 F.2d 556)  United States v. Clegg (846 F.2d 1221)  Commonwealth v. Twitchell (416 Mass. 114)  Ratzlaf v. United States (510 U.S. 135) 3.03 STRICT LIABILITY  Staples v. United States (511 U.S. 600)  State v. Miller (309 Or. 362)  Comments 3.04 VICARIOUS LIABILITY  Comment  Davis v. Peachtree City (251 Ga. 219)  State v. Zeta Chi Fraternity (142 N.H. 16)  Comments
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CHAPTER 4 PARTIES TO CRIMES
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4.01 THE OLD  Standefer v. United States (447 U.S. 10)  Questions and Comments 4.02 THE NEW

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[A] The State of Mind  [1] The Proof Problem  State v. Gladstone (78 Wash. 2)  Questions and Comments  [2] Facilitation  Commonwealth v. Feinberg (433 Pa. 558)  Questions and Comments [B] What is Enough Aid?  [1] The Proof Problem  United States v. Garguilo (310 F.2d 249)  Questions and Comments  [2] Words Alone  United States v. Kelley (769 F.2d 215)  Questions and Comments [C] The Scope of Responsibility  People v. Poplar (20 Mich. App. 132)  Questions and Comments [D] No Criminal Responsibility  [1] Withdrawal  State v. Thomas (140 N.J. Super. 429)  Questions and Comments  [2] Exceptions  Regina v. Tyrell (17 Cox Crim. Cas. 716)  Questions and Comments [E] After the Fact Assistance  People v. Duty (269 Cal. App. 2)  Questions and Comments

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CHAPTER 5 PRINCIPAL OFFENSES
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5.01 THEFT OFFENSES  [A] Larceny  [1] Trespass  Topolewski v. State (130 Wis. 244)  Fletcher, The Metamorphosis of Larceny  Comment  Hufstetler v. State (37 Ala. App. 71)  Comments and Questions  [2] Taking  Thompson v. State (94 Ala. 535)  Comment  People v. Olivo (52 N.Y.2d 309)  People v. Rivera (141 Ill. 2)  Question  [3] Asportation  Caruso v. State (205 Tenn. 211)  Comments and Questions  People v. Lopez (31 Cal. 4)

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Comments  [4] Personal Property  People v. Ashworth (220 A.D. 498)  Comments and Questions  Lund v. Commonwealth (217 Va. 688)  Comments and Questions  Regina v. Stewart (50 DLR. 4)  Comments and Questions  United States v. Farraj (142 F. Supp. 2)  Questions  [5] Of Another  State v. Cohen (196 Minn. 39)  Comments and Questions  The Disputed Claim  [6] Intent to Deprive Permanently  State v. Boisvert (236 A.2d 419)  Comment  Chadwell v. State (37 Ark. App. 9)  State v. Mcgraw (480 N.E.2d 552)  Comment and Question  People v. Tufunga (21 Cal. 4)  Comment  [B] False Pretenses  Brown v. Commonwealth (656 S.W.2d 727)  Question  Problems  State v. Clermont (9 Or. App. 141)  Comments and Questions  People v. Whight (36 Cal. App. 4)  [C] Federal Fraud  United States v. Siegel (717 F.2d 9)  Comments and Questions  Carpenter v. United States (484 U.S. 19)  Comments and Questions  Problem  [D] Embezzlement  Briggs v. State (3 Tenn. Crim. App. 471)  Comments  Batin v. State (118 Nev. 61)  Questions  Problem  State v. Lough (899 A.2d 468) 5.02 ROBBERY  State v. Sein (124 N.J. 209)  Comments 5.03 EXTORTION
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Rendelman v. State (175 Md. App. 422)  Comments and Questions  State v. Greenspan (92 N.C. App. 563) 5.04 BURGLARY 5.05 SEX OFFENSES  [A] Rape  [1] Context  State in Interest of M.T.S. (129 N.J. 422)  Comments  [2] By Force  People v. Iniguez (7 Cal. 4)  Comments  Commonwealth v. Berkowitz (537 Pa. 143)  In the Interest of M.T.S. (29 N.J. 422)  Comments and Questions  People v. Thompson (72 N.Y.2d 410)  Comments and Questions  [3] By Coercion and Fraud  Commonwealth v. Caracciola (409 Mass. 648)  Comments and Questions  State v. Bolsinger (709 N.W.2d 560)  Comments and Questions  Problem  [4] Consent and Mistake  Commonwealth v. Lopez (433 Mass. 722)  Commonwealth v. Fischer (721 A.2d 1111)  Comments and Questions  [5] Post Penetration Rape  State v. Robinson (496 A.2d 1067)  State v. Bunyard (281 Kan. 392)  Comments  [B] Statutory Rape  Ledbetter v. State (184 Tenn. 396)  Comments  People v. Hernandez (61 Cal. 2)  Comments  Garrison v. Elo (156 F. Supp. 2)  [C] Prostitution  Commonwealth v. Dodge (287 Pa. Super. 148)  Comments and Questions  State v. Kittilstad (231 Wis. 2)  Problem 5.06 HOMICIDE  [A] The Killing of a Human Being  State v. Fierro (124 Ariz. 182)  Questions and Comments
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Washington v. Glucksberg (521 U.S. 702) Vacco v. Quill (521 U.S. 793)  Questions and Comments  Keeler v. Superior Court (2 Cal. 3)  Questions and Comments [B] Murder  [1] Malice Aforethought  [a] Intent to Kill  State v. Myers (7 N.J. 465)  Notes and Questions  [b] Intent to Inflict Great Bodily Harm  State v. Thompson (578 So. 2)  Questions and Comments  People v. Geiger (10 Mich. App. 339)  Questions and Comments  [c] Abandoned and Malignant (or Depraved) Heart  People v. Knoller (41 Cal. 4)  Questions and Comments  State v. Hemphill (104 N.C. App. 431)  Questions and Comments  [2] Felony Murder  [a] Which Felonies  People v. Howard (34 Cal. 4)  Questions and Comments  Roary v. State (385 Md. 217)  Questions and Comments  [b] During the Commission of a Felony  People v. Johnson (5 Cal. App. 4)  Questions and Comments  State v. Maudlin (215 Kan. 956)  Questions and Comments  [c] The Extent of Responsibility  Jackson v. State (286 Md. 430)  Questions and Comments  [d] The Dissenting View  People v. Aaron (409 Mich. 672)  Questions and Comments  [3] The Degrees of Murder  Austin v. United States (127 U.S. App. D.C. 180)  Questions and Comments  [4] The Corpus Delicti  People v. Scott (176 Cal. App. 2)  Questions and Comments [C] Manslaughter  [1] Voluntary Manslaughter  People v. Bridgehouse (47 Cal. 2)
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Questions and Comments  People v. Najera (138 Cal. App. 4)  Questions and Comments  State v. Faulkner (301 Md. 482)  Questions and Comments  [2] Involuntary Manslaughter  Commonwealth v. Welansky (316 Mass. 383)  Questions and Comments  Commonwealth v. Konz (498 Pa. 639)  Questions and Comments  People v. Nelson (309 N.Y. 231)  Questions and Comments [D] Causation  Commonwealth v. Root (403 Pa. 571)  Questions and Comments  Brackett v. Peters (11 F.3d 78)  Questions and Comments
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CHAPTER 6 THE INCHOATE OFFENSES
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6.01 SOLICITATION  Dickerson v. City of Richmond (2 Va. App. 473)  Questions and Comments  People v. Gordon (47 Cal. App. 3)  Questions and Comments  People v. Latsis (195 Colo. 411)  Questions and Comments  People v. Rubin (96 Cal. App. 3)  Questions and Comments 6.02 ATTEMPT  [A] The Mental State  State v. Casey (2003 UT 55, 82)  Comments and Questions  [B] The Act Requirement  Walters v. Maass (45 F.3d 1355)  Questions and Comments  People v. Mahboubian (74 N.Y.2d 174)  Questions and Comments  People v. Brown (75 Ill. App. 3)  Questions and Comments  [C] The Completed Offense  Lightfoot v. State (278 Md. 231)  Questions and Comments  [D] Abandonment  People v. Staples (6 Cal. App. 3)  Questions and Comments  [E] Impossibility  Commonwealth v. Henley (504 Pa. 408)

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Questions and Comments  People v. Dlugash (51 A.D.2d 974)  People v. Dlugash (41 N.Y.2d 725)  Comments and Questions  United States v. Oviedo (525 F.2d 881)  Questions and Comments 6.03 CONSPIRACY  [A] The Mental State  People v. McChristian (18 Ill. App. 3)  Questions and Comments  United States v. Feola (420 U.S. 671)  Questions and Comments  United States v. Bruno (105 F.2d 921)  Questions and Comments  Note, Federal Treatment of Multiple Conspiracies  [B] The Agreement  Direct Sales Co. v. United States (319 U.S. 703)  Questions and Comments  State v. St. Christopher (305 Minn. 226)  Questions and Comments  [C] Object of the Agreement  Commonwealth v. Donoghue (250 Ky. 343)  Questions and Comments  [D] The Completed Offense  Albernaz v. United States (450 U.S. 333)  Questions and Comments  Pinkerton v. United States (328 U.S. 640)  Questions and Comments
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CHAPTER 7 DEFENSES
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7.01 PRIVILEGES TO DEFEND  [A] Self-Defense  People v. Goetz (68 N.Y.2d 96)  Questions and Comments  Bechtel v. State (1992 OK CR 55)  Questions and Comments  Comment  State v. Rupp (282 N.W.2d 125)  Questions and Comments  Commonwealth v. Shaffer (367 Mass. 508)  Questions and Comments  State v. Pride (567 S.W.2d 426)  Questions and Comments  People v. Cherry (307 N.Y. 308)  Questions and Comments  [B] Defense of Others  State v. Fair (45 N.J. 77)

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Questions and Comments  [C] Defense of Property  People v. Ceballos (12 Cal. 3)  Questions and Comments  [D] Defense of Habitation  C. Carpenter, Of the Enemy Within, The Castle Doctrine, and SelfDefense  Questions and Comments  [E] Prevention of Crime  Tennessee v. Garner (471 U.S. 1)  Questions and Comments 7.02 DURESS AND NECESSITY  Problems  State v. Metcalf (60 Ohio App. 2)  Questions and Comments  United States v. Bailey (444 U.S. 394)  Questions and Comments  State v. Warshow (138 Vt. 22)  Questions and Comments 7.03 ENTRAPMENT  Sherman v. United States (356 U.S. 369)  Questions and Comments  United States v. Russell (411 U.S. 423)  Comments and Questions  Jacobson v. United States (503 U.S. 540)  Questions and Comments 7.04 INTOXICATION  Heideman v. United States (104 U.S. App. D.C. 128)  Questions and Comments  State v. Stasio (78 N.J. 467)  Questions and Comments 7.05 THE INSANITY DEFENSE  [A] The Formulations  M'Naghten's Case  Questions and Comments  Comment  State v. Johnson (121 R.I. 254)  Questions and Comments  United States v. Brawner (153 U.S. App. D.C. 1)  Questions and Comments  [B] Raising the Question  Frendak v. United States (408 A.2d 364)  Questions and Comments  [C] Diminished Capacity  State v. Joseph (214 W. Va. 525)  Questions and Comments
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[D] Competency to Stand Trial  State v. Vannatta (506 N.W.2d 63)  Questions and Comments