California Criminal Law: Cases And Problems

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Pub. Date: 2004-07-01
Publisher(s): Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender
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Table of Contents

Preface v
Summary Table of Contents vii
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
1(88)
Introduction
3(86)
The Purposes of the Criminal Law
3(25)
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
3(5)
Lawrence v. Texas
8(11)
Note
19(1)
United States v. Bergman
20(6)
Punishment Alternatives
26(1)
Note
27(1)
Three Fundamental Principles of American Criminal Law
28(35)
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville
29(6)
Note
35(1)
People v. Superior Court (Caswell)
35(5)
Problem
40(1)
Ewing v. California
41(12)
Problem
53(1)
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
53(2)
Note and Problem
55(1)
Michael M. v. Superior Court
56(7)
Note and Problem
63(1)
The Criminal Case in California
63(26)
People v. Robinson
64(25)
PART II. DEFINING CULPABLE CONDUCT
89(428)
Act (Actus Reus)
91(30)
Robinson v. California
91(3)
Powell v. Texas
94(12)
Problem
106(1)
In Re David W.
107(2)
Problem
109(1)
People v. Newton
109(3)
Problems
112(2)
People v. Heitzman
114(4)
Note and Problems
118(3)
Mental State (Mens Rea)
121(42)
People v. Hood
122(4)
Notes
126(2)
People v. Williams
128(9)
Note and Problems
137(2)
People v. Wetmore
139(4)
Problem
143(1)
People v. Reyes
144(4)
People v. Scott
148(4)
Problem
152(1)
In Re Jorge M.
153(8)
Note and Problem
161(2)
The Defense Claim of ``Reasonable Mistake''
163(38)
Mistake of Fact: Sex Crimes
163(24)
People v. Hernandez
164(4)
People v. Olsen
168(6)
People v. Mayberry
174(4)
Note and Problems
178(1)
People v. Barnes
179(7)
Notes and Problems
186(1)
Mistake of Law
187(14)
People v. Goodin
188(1)
People v. Snyder
189(7)
Notes and Problem
196(3)
Introduction to Homicide
199(2)
Homicide: Intentional Killings
201(44)
Murder or Voluntary Manslaughter?
201(30)
People v. Berry
202(3)
Notes and Problems
205(2)
People v. Wu
207(6)
Notes and Problems
213(3)
People v. Saille
216(6)
Notes and Problem
222(2)
In Re Christian S.
224(7)
Note
231(1)
First or Second Degree Murder?
231(14)
People v. Anderson
232(5)
Notes
237(2)
People v. Wharton
239(4)
Note and Problems
243(2)
Homicide: Unintentional Killings
245(32)
The Mens Rea of Unintentional Homicides
245(21)
People v. Watson
246(6)
Problem
252(1)
People v. Taylor
253(1)
People v. Burden
254(4)
Note and Problems
258(1)
Walker v. Superior Court
259(6)
Note
265(1)
Causation
266(11)
People v. Roberts
266(4)
Note and Problems
270(2)
People v. Armitage
272(3)
Problems
275(2)
Homicide: Killings in the Commission of Another Crime
277(58)
Felony-Murder
277(48)
People v. Dillon
278(13)
Notes and Problem
291(2)
People v. Washington
293(4)
Note and Problems
297(1)
People v. Kendrick
298(1)
Note and Problems
299(1)
People v. Sears
300(2)
People v. Patterson
302(8)
Notes and Problem
310(1)
People v. Smith
311(4)
Note and Problem
315(1)
People v. Hansen
316(8)
Problems
324(1)
Misdemeanor-Manslaughter
325(10)
People v. Cox
325(3)
Note
328(1)
People v. Nieto-Benitez
329(6)
Homicide: Third Party Killings
335(22)
Taylor v. Superior Court
335(6)
Note and Problem
341(1)
Pizano v. Superior Court
342(4)
Problem
346(1)
In Re Joe R.
346(5)
Problems
351(1)
People v. Sanchez
352(5)
Property Crimes
357(76)
Theft
357(49)
People v. Brown
358(2)
Note
360(1)
People v. Davis
360(4)
People v. Tufunga
364(8)
People v. Green
372(6)
Note
378(1)
People v. Ashley
378(6)
Problem
384(1)
People v. Moses
385(4)
Problem
389(1)
People v. Hays
390(1)
Problem
391(1)
People v. Webster
392(6)
Problem
398(1)
People v. Mungia
398(3)
Problems
401(1)
People v. Beggs
401(3)
People v. Khoury
404(1)
Problem
405(1)
Burglary
406(27)
People v. Gauze
407(4)
Notes
411(1)
People v. Davis
412(6)
People v. Sparks
418(6)
Problem
424(1)
People v. Kwok
424(5)
Problems
429(1)
People v. Salemme
430(3)
Inchoate Crimes
433(58)
Attempt
433(14)
People v. Collie
433(2)
People v. Berger
435(3)
People v. Staples
438(4)
Notes and Problems
442(2)
People v. Adami
444(2)
Problem
446(1)
Solicitation
447(9)
People v. Gordon
448(3)
People v. Rubin
451(5)
Conspiracy
456(25)
People v. Swain
457(4)
Note
461(3)
People v. Lauria
464(7)
Lorenson v. Superior Court
471(6)
Notes and Problem
477(1)
People v. Mayers
477(3)
Notes and Problem
480(1)
The Defense of ``Impossibility''
481(10)
People v. Rojas
482(3)
Note and Problem
485(1)
People v. Peppars
485(3)
Note and Problem
488(3)
Crimes Against the Government
491(26)
People v. Pic'l
491(5)
Note and Problems
496(1)
Cabe v. Superior Court
497(5)
People v. Darcy
502(4)
In Re Manuel G.
506(5)
Problem
511(1)
People v. Robles
511(3)
Problem
514(3)
PART III. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
517(94)
Affirmative Defenses --- Choice of Evils
519(54)
Self-Defense
519(23)
People v. Hecker
520(4)
Note and Problems
524(2)
People v. Humphrey
526(9)
Notes and Problems
535(3)
People v. Curtis
538(4)
Note and Problem
542(1)
Use of Force to Prevent Crime or Apprehend Criminals
542(12)
People v. Ceballos
543(4)
Note
547(1)
Tennessee v. Garner
547(7)
Problem
554(1)
Necessity and Duress
554(19)
People v. Lovercamp
555(4)
Note
559(1)
People v. Pena
560(6)
Notes and Problems
566(2)
People v. Weber
568(3)
Problem
571(2)
Affirmative Defenses --- Excuses
573(38)
Entrapment and Due Process
573(14)
People v. Barraza
573(7)
Problem
580(1)
Hampton v. United States
581(5)
Problems
586(1)
Insanity
587(24)
People v. Skinner
589(7)
Note
596(1)
People v. Kelly
597(5)
Problems
602(1)
Jones v. United States
603(5)
Note and Problem
608(3)
PART IV. VICARIOUS LIABILITY
611(72)
Accomplice and Corporate Vicarious Liability
613(44)
Accomplice Liability
613(34)
People v. Collins
614(1)
People v. McCoy
615(4)
People v. Beeman
619(5)
Note and Problems
624(2)
People v. Cooper
626(8)
Problems
634(1)
People v. Williams
635(5)
In Re Joseph G.
640(6)
Notes and Problem
646(1)
Corporate Vicarious Liability
647(10)
Granite Construction Co. v. Superior Court
648(2)
Note
650(1)
Sea Horse Ranch, Inc. v. Superior Court
651(4)
Note
655(2)
Scope of Vicarious Liability
657(26)
People v. Kauffman
657(3)
Note
660(1)
People v. Durham
661(4)
Problem
665(1)
People v. Luparello
666(8)
Note and Problems
674(2)
People v. Woods
676(7)
PART V. THE DEATH PENALTY
683(68)
The Death Penalty and the Constitution
685(66)
Gregg v. Georgia
686(14)
Notes
700(1)
The California Death Penalty Scheme
701(3)
Problem
704(1)
Lockett v. Ohio
704(7)
Note
711(1)
Coker v. Georgia
712(7)
Note and Problem
719(1)
Tison v. Arizona
720(11)
Notes and Problems
731(2)
McCleskey v. Kemp
733(14)
Notes
747(4)
Appendix California Penal Code Provisions 751
Table of Cases 1(1)
Index 1

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