Crime and Criminal Liability
This assignment will assess Competency 4: Explore criminal law.
Directions: Find a state or federal criminal case of any type that actually went to trial and was adjudicated. For your assignment submission, first, summarize the case. Then, answer the questions below:
- What were the elements of the alleged crime(s)?
- How did the prosecutor prove (or attempt to prove) criminal responsibility and the capacity to commit a crime?
- What criminal defenses did the defendant use?
- Did the case involve any other types of criminal activity that were not charged? Like what?