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Table of contents
Table of CasesPreface to the First Edition
Preface to the 2000 Edition
CHAPTER 1. PUNISHMENT
State v. Chaney, 477 P.2d 441 (Alaska 1970)
Leuch v. State, 633 P.2d 1006 (Alaska 1981)
Problem: Regina v. Jones, 115 Can. Crim. Cas. Ann. 273 (1956)
CHAPTER 2. HOMICIDE
A. Premeditation
State v. Ollens, 733 P.2d 984 (Wash. 1987)
State v. Johnson, 344 S.E.2d 775 (N.C 1986)
B. Heat of Passion
Girouard v. State, 583 A.2d 718 (Md. 1989)
Freddo v. State, 155 S.W. 170 (Tenn. 1913)
State v. Thornton, 730 S.W.2d 309 (Tenn. 1987)
People v. Berry, 556 P.2d 777 (Cal. 1976)
People v. Casassa, 404 N.E.2d 1310 (N.Y. 1980)
Problem: State v. Forrest, 362 S.E.2d 252 (N.C. 1987)
C. Assisted Suicide
People v. Kevorkian, 527 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. 1994)
Problem: In re Joseph G., 667 P.2d 1176 (Cal. 1983)
D. Unintentional Killings
State v. Salz, 627 A.2d 862 (Conn. 1993)
Commonwealth v. Welansky, 55 N.E.2d 902 (Mass. 1944)
Porter v. State, 88 So. 2d 924 (Fla. 1956)
State v. Williams, 484 P.2d 1167 (Wash. App. 1971)
E. Depraved Heart Murder
Essex v. Commonwealth, 322 S.E.2d 216 (Va. 1984)
Pears v. State, 672 P.2d 903 (Alaska App. 1983)
Northington v. State, 413 So. 2d 1169 (Ala. App. 1981)
Commonwealth v. Malone, 47 A.2d 445 (Pa. 1946)
Problem: Berry v. Superior Court, 256 Cal. Rptr. 344 (1989)
F. Felony-Murder
People v. Gladman, 359 N.E.2d 420 (N.Y. 1976)
People v. Phillips, 414 P.2d 353 (Cal. 1966)
People v. Sears, 465 P.2d 847 (Cal. 1970)
Problem: State v. Jones, 516 S.E.2d 405 (N.C. App. 1999)
People v. Dekens, 695 N.E.2d 474 (Ill. 1998)
People v. Aaron, 299 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. 1979)
State v. Ervin, 577 A.2d 1273 (N.J. Super. A.D. 1990)
CHAPTER 3. CAUSATION
A. Intentional Killings
People v. Brackett, 510 N.E.2d 877 (Ill. 1987)
Problem
B. Unintentional Killings
People v. Russell, 693 N.E.2d 193 (N.Y. 1998)
State v. McFadden, 320 N.W.2d 608 (Iowa 1982)
State v. Caibaiosai, 363 N.W.2d 574 (Wis. 1985)
Problem
CHAPTER 4. ASSAULT AND KIDNAPPING
A. Assault
Harrod v. State, 499 A.2d 959 (Md. App. 1985)
B. Kidnapping
State v. Beatty, 495 S.E.2d 367 (N.C. 1998)
CHAPTER 5. RAPE
A. The Traditional View
State v. Rusk, 424 A.2d 720 (Md. 1981)
B. Legislative Reform
Commonwealth v. Berkowitz, 641 A.2d 1161 (Pa. 1994)
State of New Jersey in the Interest of M.T.S., 609 A.2d 1266 (N.J. 1992)
C. Undue Influence
State v. Thompson, 792 P.2d 1103 (Mont. 1990)
D. Fraud
Boro v. Superior Court, 210 Cal. Rptr. 122 (Cal. App. 1985)
E. Juridical Limitations
People v. Liberta, 474 N.E.2d 567 (N.Y. 1984)
Problem
Problem
CHAPTER 6. SELF-DEFENSE
A. In General
State v. Schroeder, 261 N.W.2d 759 (Neb. 1978)
State v. Norman, 378 S.E.2d 8 (N.C. 1989)
B. Retreat Rule
People v. Russell, 693 N.E.2d 193 (N.Y. 1998)
Weiand v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly S124 (1999)
C. Defense of Others
People v. Young, 183 N.E.2d 319 (N.Y. 1962)
D. Imperfect Self-Defense
Shuck v. State, 349 A.2d 378 (Md. App. 1975)
E. Resisting Arrest
People v. Curtis, 450 P.2d 33 (Cal. 1962)
F. Crime Prevention
Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
State v. Clothier, 753 P.2d 1267 (Kan. 1988)
United States v. Hillsman, 522 F.2d 454 (7th Cir. 1975)
Problem: People v. Goetz, 497 N.E.2d 41 (N.Y. 1986)
CHAPTER 7. THEFT
A. Larceny
Topolewski v. State, 109 N.W. 1037 (Wis. 1906)
United States v. Pruitt, 446 F.2d 513 (6th Cir. 1971)
United States v. Rogers, 289 F.2d 433 (4th Cir. 1961)
Blackburn v. Commonwealth, 89 S.W. 160 (Ky. 1905)
People v. Butler, 421 P.2d 703 (Cal. 1967)
B. Embezzlement
People v. Riggins, 132 N.E.2d 519 (Ill. 1956)
Commonwealth v. Mitchneck, 198 A. 463 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1938)
C. False Pretenses
People v. Ashley, 267 P.2d 271 (Cal. 1954)
Nelson v. United States, 227 F.2d 21 (D.C. Cir. 1955)
D. Receiving Stolen Property
Commonwealth v. Baker, 175 A. 438 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1934)
E. Robbery
People v. Patton, 389 N.E.2d 1174 (Ill. 1979)
People v. Baskerville, 457 N.E.2d 752 (N.Y. 1983)
F. Extortion
State v. Harrington, 260 A.2d 692 (Vt. 1970)
G. Burglary
People v. Davis, 958 P.2d 1083 (Cal. 1998)
CHAPTER 8. MENS REA
A. In General
Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
Regina v. Pembliton, 12 Cox Crim. Cas. 607 (Cr. App. 1874)
United States v. Jewell, 532 F.2d 697 (9th Cir. 1976)
B. Liability Without Fault
Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
State v. Campbell, 691 N.E.2d 711 (Ohio App. 2d Dist. 1997)
Problem: United States v. Park, 421 U.S. 658 (1975)
State v. Guminga, 395 N.W.2d 344 (Minn. 1986)
Garnett v. State, 632 A.2d 797 (Md. 1993)
C. Mistake of Fact
D.P.P. v. Morgan, 2 All E.R. 365 (1975)
United States v. Short, 4 U.S.M.C.A. 437 (1954)
D. Mistake of Law
People v. Marrero, 507 N.E.2d 1068 (N.Y. 1987)
Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
E. Mistake of Law and Willfulness: A Lesson in Statutory Interpretation
Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192 (1991)
Ratzlaf v. United States, 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
Bryan v. United States, 524 U.S. 184 (1998)
CHAPTER 9. ACTUS REUS
A. In General
Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962)
Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968)
State v. Baker, 571 P.2d 65 (Kan. App. 1977)
State v. Hinkle, 489 S.E.2d 257 (W. Va. 1996)
People v. Decina, 138 N.E.2d 799 (N.Y. 1956)
B. Failure to Act
Jones v. United States, 308 F.2d 307 (D.C. Cir. 1962)
Davis v. Commonwealth, 335 S.E.2d 375 (Va. 1985)
Commonwealth v. Cali, 141 N.E. 510 (Mass. 1923)
CHAPTER 10. INTOXICATION
State v. Coates, 735 P.2d 64 (Wash. 1987)
State v. Cameron, 514 A.2d 1302 (N.J. 1986)
People v. Register, 457 N.E.2d 704 (N.Y. 1983)
Montana v. Egelhoff, 518 U.S. 37 (1996)
CHAPTER 11. INFANCY
J.F.B. v. State, 729 So. 2d 355 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998)
Maddox v. State, 931 S.W.2d 438 (Ark. 1996)
Butler v. State, 922 S.W.2d 685 (Ark. 1996)
Commonwealth v. Kocher, 602 A.2d 1308 (Pa. 1992)
CHAPTER 12. DURESS AND NECESSITY
A. Duress
People v. Carradine, 287 N.E.2d 670 (Ill. 1972)
State v. Toscano, 378 A.2d 755 (N.J. 1977)
State v. Tuttle, 730 P.2d 630 (Utah 1986)
Problem: United States v. Contento-Pachon, 723 F.2d 691 (9th Cir. 1984)
B. Necessity
People v. Archer, 537 N.Y.S.2d 726 (City Ct. Rochester 1988)
Gerlach v. State, 699 P.2d 358 (Alaska App. 1985)
State v. Tate, 505 A.2d 941 (N.J. 1986)
People v. Blake, 522 N.E.2d 822 (Ill. App. 1988)
Problem: Regina v. Dudley and Stephens, 15 Cox Crim. Cas. 624 (Q.B. 1884)
CHAPTER 13. ENTRAPMENT
Sherman v. United States, 356 U.S. 369 (1958)
Jacobson v. United States, 503 U.S. 540 (1992)
State v. Powell, 726 P.2d 266 (Haw. 1986)
United States v. Gamble, 737 F.2d 853 (10th Cir. 1984)
CHAPTER 14. INSANITY
United States v. Lyons, 731 F.2d 243, 739 F.2d 994 (5th Cir. 1984)
State v. Cameron, 674 P.2d 650 (Wash. 1983)
Problem: State v. Jones, 920 P.2d 225 (Wash. App. Div. 3 1996)
State v. Herrera, 895 P.2d 359 (Utah 1995)
Problem: People v. Wetmore, 583 P.2d 1308 (Cal. 1978)
Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986)
Problem
CHAPTER 15. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Godfrey v. Georgia, 446 U.S. 420 (1980)
Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
Problem: Sumner v. Shuman, 483 U.S. 66 (1987)
Problem: California v. Brown, 479 U.S. 538 (1987)
Problem
CHAPTER 16. BURDEN OF PROOF AND PRESUMPTIONS
A. Burden of Proof
In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
Victor v. Nebraska, 511 U.S. 1 (1994)
B. Shifting the Burden
Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197 (1977)
Martin v. Ohio, 480 U.S. 228 (1987)
C. Presumptions
Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510 (1979)
Montana v. Egelhoff, 518 U.S. 37 (1996)
CHAPTER 17. ATTEMPT
A. Mens Rea
Smallwood v. State, 680 A.2d 512 (Md. 1996)
People v. Thomas, 729 P.2d 972 (Colo. 1986)
State v. Stewart, 420 N.W.2d 44 (Wis. 1988)
B. Actus Reus
People v. Rizzo, 158 N.E. 888 (N.Y. 1927)
McQuirter v. State, 63 So. 2d 388 (Ala. App. 1953)
State v. Stewart, 420 N.W.2d 44 (Wis. 1988)
United States v. Still, 850 F.2d 607 (9th Cir. 1988)
State v. Davis, 6 S.W.2d 609 (Mo. 1928)
C. Abandonment
State v. Gartlan, 512 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. App. 1999)
People v. Johnson, 750 P.2d 72 (Colo. App. 1987)
