Fall 2018 Course Schedule

U.S. Criminal Law (LLM Only) (LAW-507-001L)
Benjamin Miller

Meets: 06:00 PM - 08:50 PM (M) - Yuma - Room Y403

Enrolled: 16 / Limit: 65

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Description

This course will introduce students to the American criminal justice system—from arrest to conviction. The first half of the semester will focus on areas of American Criminal Law where students will learn what has to be proven to be convicted of various crimes, as well as different defenses available to defendants. We then will move on to American Criminal Procedure, with a focus on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments, specifically when police can stop and search and a person’s right to remain silent and right to an attorney. Class discussions will be based on the required textbook readings, as well as relevant, current cases, and practical, real-world aspects of Criminal Law and Procedure.

Textbooks and Other Materials

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First Class Readings

Week One (8/27/18): Mental State, Property Crimes

Introduction, pp. 1-4, skim 5-13
Mental State, pp. 15-17
Mistake: p. 19, Commonwealth v. Lopez, 745 N.E.2d 961 (Mass. 2001) (not in the textbook)

Property Crime:
Larceny: p. 39, People v. Alamo pp. 42-47; People v. Olivo pp. 51-56; McEachern v. Commonwealth, 667 S.E.2d 343 (Va. 2008) (not in the textbook).

Embezzlement: pp. 69-70; United States v. Titus pp. 72-73; United States v. Whitlock pp. 77-84; United States v. Selwyn pp. 84-87.

Syllabus

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