Week Three Course Objectives Questions

At the end of each chapter, the textbook contains various assessment activities. Review those activities as a means of self-assessment. Do you feel confident with your understanding of the chapter objectives? If so, proceed to the assigned questions for this week. If you have questions or concerns, let's discuss them in ASK?'s before moving forward with this assignment.

Instructions:

Answer each of the questions provided below. The textbook should be referred to for a general understanding of each concept. However, every response must be answered with information obtained from primary authority or a secondary scholarly source through Westlaw or LIRN. Sources cannot be used more than once. If there are five questions, then five different sources are required.

Question One

1. Define, compare, and contrast attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy. Explanation must come from a secondary scholarly source obtained from Westlaw or LIRN.
2. Select attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy. Provide a short summary of your state's criminal / penal statute on the crime chosen. Cite that statute. Westlaw must be used to retrieve the statute.
3. Discuss a case (i.e. a judicial opinion / case law) from your home state where the defendant was found guilty of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy (the crime chosen for (ii)). The case must come from Westlaw. Discuss the facts from the case and the court's rationale (i.e. reasoning) for concluding that the defendant did in fact meet the elements of that crime.
4. Provide properly formatted citations to all sources. They must be embedded within your content, as per the Bluebook Practitioner Rules.

Question Two

1. Define, compare, and contrast voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Explanation must come from a secondary scholarly source obtained from Westlaw or LIRN.
2. Select voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. Provide a short summary of your state's criminal / penal statute on the crime chosen. Cite that statute. Westlaw must be used to retrieve the statute.
3. Discuss a case (i.e. a judicial opinion / case law) from your home state where the defendant was found guilty of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter (the crime chosen for (ii)). The case must come from Westlaw. Discuss the facts from the case and the court's rationale (i.e. reasoning) for concluding that the defendant did in fact meet the elements of that crime.
4. Provide properly formatted citations to all sources. They must be embedded within your content, as per the Bluebook Practitioner Rules.

Question Three

1. Define and explain the sexual assault statute from your home state. Provide a short summary of your state's criminal / penal statute. Cite that statute. Westlaw must be used to retrieve the statute.
2. Discuss a case (i.e. a judicial opinion / case law) from your home state where the defendant was found guilty of sexual assault. The case must come from Westlaw. Discuss the facts from the case and the court's rationale (i.e. reasoning) for concluding that the defendant did in fact meet the elements of that crime.
3. Provide properly formatted citations to all sources. They must be embedded within your content, as per the Bluebook Practitioner Rules.

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