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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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    Week Two Worksheet 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 a ge 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. Ce b allos People v. Ce b allos 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, i n a minimum of 50 words, each of the following question s : 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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