Criminal Aw Syllabus

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CRIMINAL LAW
Professor Charlow
SYLLABUS - Fall 2012
Casebook: Kadish, Schulhofer & Steiker, CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS PROCESSES (8th
edition*)
- *See note re text edition on sheet for First Assignment
Assignments are to pages of the casebook. I will announce at the end of each
class how far you should read for the next class. Pages in brackets are
background material that should be examined but will not be reviewed in
class. This syllabus may be changed or supplemented according to
instructions given in class.

Chapter 2: Justification for Punishment
Chapter 3: Elements of Criminal Conduct
Actus Reus
Omissions
Mens Rea:
Introduction
Mistake of Fact
Strict Liability
Mistake of Law

Pages
73-82, 92-94, 97-99, 101-102

182-192
192-207
213-233
234-248
248-257
267-290

Chapter 4: Rape
Introduction
Actus Reus
Mens Rea; Reform

[291-302]
302-323, 330-337
342-354; 354-356

Chapter 5: Homicide
Introduction
[373-380]
Premeditation/Deliberation
381-390
Provocation
390-410
Unintended Killings:
Civil vs. Criminal
410-426
Murder vs. Manslaughter 426-435
Felony Murder
435-466

Chapter 6: Resulting Harm
Causation:
Foreseeability
Human Actions

509-523
523-544

Attempt:
General; Mens Rea; Proximity
544-547; 547-554; 554-558
Other Tests & MPC; Solicitation
558-570; 571-574
Impossibility
575-588
Chapter 7: Complicity (Accomplice Liability)
General; Mens Rea (Principal) 589-592; 592-610
Mens Rea (Circumstances, Result); Actus Reus
610-616; 616-623
Comparative Liability
623-632
Conspiracy
Elements of the Crime
Accessorial Liability

663-664, 687-701
677-687

Chapter 8: Exculpation
737-738,
Justifications:
Protection of Life & Person
738-786
Necessity/Lesser Evil
[798-814]
Excuses:
General
831-833
Duress
833-850

If time permits, we may cover additional material, as announced in class.

No Electronics Policy
I realize that many of you are accustomed to using laptop computers for notetaking. However, surveys and course evaluations report that students are more satisfied
with the law school learning environment in classes in which electronic devices are not
permitted. The majority find that classrooms are quieter, they can hear the teacher and
other students better, and they feel more engaged in the classroom experience with
fewer distractions—and my experience confirms this. Accordingly, you may not use
any electronic devices, including computers, during this class. Students with a
disability that requires special accommodation should make appropriate arrangements
through the Office of Student Affairs as soon as possible.
No Recording
You may not record this class without permission, which is not generally given.
Attendance Policy
The rules of the New York State Court of Appeals and the American Bar
Association require law students to be in regular attendance in the courses for which
they are registered. To comply with these rules, you must attend at least 85% of the
regularly-scheduled classes in this course. This means you may miss no more than four
class sessions (of 75 minutes each). Excessive lateness will be considered absence and
treated similarly. If you exceed the permitted absences you may be administratively
withdrawn from the course, even without prior notice. Withdrawal may affect your
financial aid, academic standing, and date of graduation, and could result in denial of
certification of good and regular attendance to state bar examiners.
Therefore, if it comes to my attention, from any available evidence, that you are
not in compliance with the attendance requirement, I will report this to the Office of
Student Affairs. If a sign-in sheet is distributed, failure to sign in is presumed absence;
it is solely your responsibility to make sure you do not leave the class without signing
in. If you believe you must be absent from class for more than the permitted number of
hours, you should contact the Office of Student Affairs as soon as possible.
Accommodations may be made for students who must be absent for religious reasons
and in cases of truly compelling hardship, in the discretion of Student Affairs. I do not
personally keep track of the attendance, nor do I determine whether absences are
legitimately excused; excuses are a matter for the Office of Student Affairs.
Therefore, you need not inform me personally of your absence or the reasons for it,
but you should take this up with Student Affairs.

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