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Chapter 1: Homework Assignment on Criminal Law and Punishment in U.S. Society

(Please answer the seven (7) questions on page 35 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

1. State the elements of the statute Carole Bond was convicted of violating.
2. List all of Carole Bond's acts and her intent relevant to deciding each of the elements of the crime.
3. Do you believe she violated the statute? Defend your answer.
4. Do you agree that Bond doesn't belong in prison for a chemical weapons offense? Explain your answer.
5. Who decided to charge Bond with the minor state offense of harassing phone calls and letters instead of the more serious federal chemical weapons offense? According to the Court whoshould decide? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain your answer.
6. Do you believe this case represents an example of federal government overcriminalization? (Review the discussion of our text.)
7. In your opinion, does this statute violate the place of criminal law in our federal system of government? Explain.

Chapter 2: Homework Assignment on Constitutional Limits of Constitutional Law

(Please answer the five (5) questions on page 91 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The Gail v. Us (2007) Case

1. Summarize the facts of the Gall v. U.S. (2007) case
2. Summarize the arguments of the majority opinion, applying the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury.
3. Summarize the arguments of the concurring and dissenting opinions, applying the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury.
4. Should the right to trial by jury apply to sentencing? Back up your answer with details from the facts and opinions of the Court.
5. In your opinion, what is the "fair" punishment Gall deserves? Back up your answer with details from the facts and opinions of the Court.

Chapter 3: Homework Assignment: The Criminal Act

(Please answer the four (4) questions on pages 121 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

Williams v. State (2013) Case

1. Identify the two elements of constructive possession discussed by the court.
2. List the facts relevant to deciding whether Zamara Janice Williams constructively possessed marijuana.
3. Assume you're the prosecutor. Argue that Williams actually and constructively possessed marijuana. Back up your arguments with facts in the case.
4. Assume you're the defense attorney. Argue that Williams didn't physically or constructively possess marijuana.

Chapter 4: Homework Assignment: The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Mens Rea, Concurrence, Ignorance and Mistake

(Please answer the four (4) questions on page 156 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Jacobson (2005) Case

1. List all of the facts relevant to deciding whether "Jake" Jacobson qualified for thefailure of proof defense of mistake of law.
2. State the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision.
3. Summarize the court's arguments supporting its ruling that Jacobson was entitled to have the jury decide hisfailure of proof defense.
4. Recall that at the suppression hearing, the state argued that in a mistake of law claim, "there is no legal defense of [reliance on] advice of legal counsel, and that even if the defense of reliance on the advice of legal counsel and reliance on an official interpretation of the law exist as a general matter, the defenses could not be asserted in the instant case because these defenses require a showing that the defendant used due diligence and care." Which part of the court's decision is closest to your view? Defend your answer.

Chapter 5: Homework Assignment on Defenses to Criminal Liability-Justification

(Please answer the five (5) chapter review questions on page 201 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Shelley (1997) Case

1. According to the court, why can participants in a sporting event consent to conduct that would otherwise be a crime?
2. Why should they be allowed to consent to such conduct when in other situations (such as those enumerated in the Exploring Further cases that follow) they can't consent?
3. Should individuals be allowed to knowingly and voluntarily consent to the commission of crimes against themselves? Why or why not?
4. Why was Shelley not allowed the defense of consent in this case?
5. Do you agree with the court's decision? Relying on the relevant facts in the case, defend your answer.

Chapter 6: Homework on Defenses to Criminal Liability-Excuses

(Please answer the four (4) chapter review questions on page 239 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Belew (2014) Case

1. List the facts relevant to deciding whether Jeffrey Belew suffered from PTSD.
2. Summarize the trial judge's reasons for rejecting Belew's claim that his PTSD excused his otherwise criminal conduct.
3. Summarize Justice Lanzinger's reasons why he believes that PTSD deserves more attention.
4. Why does dissenting Justice O'Neill "suggest that one trial court judge, three appellate court judges, and the majority of this court simply do not get it. PTSD is not an excuse. It is an explanation."? Do you agree? Defend your answer.

Chapter 7: Homework Assignment-Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

(Please answer the three (3) chapter questions on page 267 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Akers (1979) Case

1. Exactly what does the New Hampshire statute prohibit?
2. Summarize all of the arguments of the majority and dissenting opinions. Which side do you agree with? Defend your answer.
3. Apart from the legal and constitutional arguments, do you think it's good public policy to make parents criminally liable for their children's crimes? Defend your answer.

Chapter 8: Homework on Inchoate Crimes

(Please answer the four (4) chapter review questions on page 316 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Schleifer (1923) Case

1. List the facts and circumstances relevant to deciding whether Ernest Schleifer is guilty of criminal solicitation.
2. Summarize the arguments of the trial court and the prosecution in favor of criminal solicitation.
3. Summarize the arguments of the defendant and the Connecticut Supreme Court against criminal solicitation.
4. Which side do you agree with? Back up your answer with specific facts and circumstances and the arguments in the case and the text.

Chapter 9: Homework Assignment on Crimes against Persons I: Murder and Manslaughter

(Please answer the four (4) chapter questions on page 370 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The State v. Mays Case

1. How does the Ohio statute define "vehicular homicide"?
2. Relying on the evidence in the case and referring to the Ohio provision, explain why Nicholas Mays was guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide.
3. How would you define "vehicular homicide"? Defend your definition.
4. Do you agree with the majority opinion's reasons for reversing the sentence? Or do the dissent and the trial court have the better arguments? Back up your answer.

Chapter 10: Homework Assignment on Crimes against Persons II: Sex Offences, Bodily Injury, and Personal Restraint

(Please answer the five (5) chapter questions on page 425 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The People v. Allen (1997) Case

1. What test did the court establish to determine how far defendants have to move victims to satisfy the asportation element of kidnappingactus reus?
2. What reasons does the majority give to support its definition of "asportation"?
3. How does the dissent's definition of "asportation" differ from that of the majority's?
4. What reasons does the dissent give for its definition?
5. Do you agree with the majority or the dissent's definition of "asportation"? Defend your answer.

Chapter 11: Homework Assignment on Crimes Against Property

(Please answer the five (5) chapter questions on page 480 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

The U.S. v. Ulbricht (2015) Case

1. Summarize the U.S. government's case against Ross Ulbricht.
2. Summarize the reasons Judge Forrest sentenced Ross Ulbricht to life in prison without parole the appropriate punishment for Ross Ulbricht. Do you agree? Defend your answer.
3. Was Ulbricht "a (perhaps misguided) hero and former Boy Scout acting on his libertarian convictions"? Or, "Was he a calculating drug lord getting rich off of others' drug addictions and ruin"? "Was the Silk Road a safer way for drug transactions to happen or a platform for dangerous, untraceable criminal activity on Tor [The Onion Router]"?
4. Would Ross Ulbricht's letter move you to show some leniency? Move you to "throw the book at him"? Have no effect on your decision? Defend your answer.
5. In his fascinating interview with Teri Gross on "Fresh Air," Jamie Bartlett, author ofThe Dark Net, observed:

"If you try too hard to undermine those systems of privacy and encryption that are being used by the bad guys because you're only worried about them, you are also going to adversely affect all the people that use it for social benefit. And that's one of the reasons why in the end, we are going to have to work out a way of living with some of this bad stuff. Because the benefits of Internet freedom and of Internet privacy are so enormousnot just in this country, not just in democracies but especially in brutal dictatorships all around the world. And so if we want those people to have protection and privacy, unfortunately it means that some bad people are going to use it for ill as well. But we shouldn't destroy the whole system simply as a result of the behavior of the bad guys."

Do you agree? Defend your answer.

Chapter 12: Homework Assignment on Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

(Please answer the five (5) chapter questions on page 516 in your textbook. Each question must be typed and identified with a number. Each answer to the question shall be typed and identified by an "A" to designate an answer to the question. This assignment must be submitted on Canvas no later than the due date. Assignments submitted with improper English, misspelled words, poor punctuation, and/or poor grammar will receive zero (0) points. Students who submit assignments not in the proper format as directed will receive zero (0) points for the assignment. Below is an example of the proper format to answer the chapter review questions:)

U.S. D.O.J. Investigation of the Ferguson MO Police Department (FPD), March 4, 2015

1. Summarize the evidence the DOJ report presents to support its claim that the major purpose of enforcing the minor public order offenses is to pay for the personnel and operation of city government.
2. Do you believe the DOJ made its case? Defend your answer.
3. Do you believe the evidence supports the claims that the enforcement proved disparity against Black residents of Ferguson? Support your answer.
4. Do you believe the evidence also proves that the evidence proves discrimination against Black residents? Back up your answer with details from the report.
5. Do you agree with Leon Wolf's "Diary," "Many Conservative are blowing it on the Ferguson DOJ Report?" Explain your answer.