ADVANCE ASSIGNMENT CRIMINAL LAW Spring Semester, 2017 Professor Nancy Ehrenreich STUDENTS: Please sign up for TWEN asap. And please note that the reading posted there is for Wednesday, not Monday. Required Materials: Lee & Harris, Criminal Law, 3d ed. (“Text”) available in law school bookstore – Supplementary Materials (“Supp.”) additional reading materials, available soon on – TWEN & hard copy to be handed out in TWEN Course: (Supplementary Materials available here) ____________Assignment___ Class ___________Subject_______________ 1/9 I. Introduction Course Information Syllabus, pp1-3 History and Functioning of Criminal Law 1. Sources of criminal law Text, 5-6 2. Justifications for punishment Text, 6-11 3. Burden of standard of proof (beyond a reasonable doubt), & presumption of innocence Text, 38-40 4. Statutory interpretation 5. Role of defense counsel Text, 45-57 1/11 6. Role of jury Text, 57-65 7. Standards of review on appeal II. Constitutional Limitations on the Power to Punish, Part I The Principle of Legality Supp, 1-2
ADVANCE ASSIGNMENT CRIMINAL LAW Spring Semester, 2017 Professor Nancy Ehrenreich STUDENTS: Please sign up for TWEN asap. And please note that the reading posted there is for Wednesday, not Monday. Required Materials: Lee & Harris, Criminal Law, 3d ed. (“Text”) – available in law school bookstore Supplementary Materials (“Supp.”) – additional reading materials, available soon on TWEN & hard copy to be handed out in TWEN Course: (Supplementary Materials available here) Class ___________Subject_______________ ____________Assignment___ 1/9 I. Introduction Course Information Syllabus, pp1-3 History and Functioning of Criminal Law 1. Sources of criminal law Text, 5-6 2. Justifications for punishment Text, 6-11 3. Burden of standard of proof (beyond a reasonable doubt), & presumption of innocence Text, 38-40 4. Statutory interpretation 5. Role of defense counsel Text, 45-57 1/11 6. Role of jury Text, 57-65 7. Standards of review on appeal II. Constitutional Limitations on the Power to Punish, Part I The Principle of Legality Supp, 1-2
Ehrenreich_CriminalLaw_Advance%20Assignment_405.docx