Cases: Table of Contents

    Chapter 1

  • Common Law Definitions: Keeler v. Superior Court, 470 P.2d 617 (Cal. 1970)
  • Federal Power to Create Crimes: UNITED STATES v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
  • Constitutional Challenge (Vagueness): City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
  • Constitutional Challenge (First Amendment): Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
  • Constitutional Challenge (Second Amendment): McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010)

    • Chapter 2

  • Actus Reus of Crime: Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968)
  • Possession as Actus Reus: Maryland v. Pringle, 540 U.S. 366 (2003)
  • Mens Rea: People v. Knoller, 59 Cal.Rptr.3d 157, 41 Cal.4th 139, 158 P.3d 731 (2007)
  • Strict Liability: Dean v. UNITED STATES, 556 U.S. 568 (2009)          

    • Chapter 3

  • Infancy (Juvenile Culpability): Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. __ (2010)
  • Test of Insanity: Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735 (2006)
  • Self-Defense: Dennis v. State, 51 So. 3d 456 (Fla.Sup.Ct. 2010)
  • Entrapment: Jacobsen v. UNITED STATES, 503 U.S. 540 (1992)

    • Chapter 4

  • Factual/Legal Impossibility: UNITED STATES v. Helder, 452 F.3d 751 (2006)
  • Attempt/Substantial Step: Washington v. Johnson, 173 Wn.2d 895 (2012)
  • Factual/Legal Impossibility: Commonwealth v. Henley, 504 PA408 (1984)
  • Conspiracy: Bolden v. Nevada, 124 P.3d 191, 121 Nev. Adv. Rptr 86 (2005)
  • Conspiracy: Smith v. UNITED STATES, No. 11-8976, Decided Jan. 9, 2013

    • Chapter 5

  • Felony Murder: Tison v. Arizona, 481 U.S. 137 (1987)
  • Assisted Suicide: Washington, et al. v. Glucksberg, et al., 521 U.S. 702 (1997)
  • Hate Crimes: Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003)

    • Chapter 6

  • Sodomy: Lawrence, et al. v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
  • Sexual Abuse: Bailey v. State, 764 N.E.2d 728 (2002)
  • Sexual Misconduct (Consenting Juveniles): Wilson v. State, 652 S.E. 2d 501, 282 Ga. 520 (Ga. 2007)
  • Sexual Predator Laws: Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997)
  • Sex Offender Registry: Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 (2003)

    • Chapter 7

  • Arson: Jones v. UNITED STATES, 529 U.S. 848 (2000)
  • Trespass: Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins, 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
  • Burglary: People v. Ramos, 52 Cal. App. 4th 300, 60 Cal. Rptr. 523 (1997)

    • Chapter 8

  • Robbery: Lattimore v. UNITED STATES, 684 A.2d 357 (D.C. App. 1996)
  • Federal Carjacking: United States v. Cobb, 144 F.3d 319 (4th Cir. 1998)
  • Honest Services Fraud: Skilling v. UNITED STATES, 561 U.S. __ (2010)
  • Extortion: United States v. Jackson, 986 F. Supp. 829 (1997)

    • Chapter 9

  • Obscenity: Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assoc., 564 U.S. __ (2011)
  • Virtual Child Pornography: UNITED STATES v. Williams, 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
  • Partial Birth Abortion: Gonzales v. Carhart, 550 U.S. 124 (2007)

    • Chapter 10

  • Loitering and Vagrancy: Papachristou, et al. v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S. 156 (1972)
  • Failure to Identify Statutes: Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177 (2004)
  • Stalking Laws: United States v. Bowker, 372 F.3d 365 (2004)
  • States’ Rights and Marijuana: Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2004)
  • USA PATRIOT Act: Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 130 S.Ct. 2705 (2010)

    • Chapter 11

  • Bribery: United States v. Valle, 538 F.2d 341 (5th Cir. 2008)
  • Interference with Arrest: Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
  • Escape: Medford v. Texas, 990 S.W.2d 799 (Tex. Ct. App. 1999)

    • Chapter 12

  • Computer Crimes: United States v. Musacchio, No. 13-11294 (Supreme Court, filed November 10, 2014)
  • Insider Trading: United States v. McGee, 761 F.3d 304 (3rd Cir. 2014)