SECTION 1 - COLQUITT
FALL, 2002
Course Syllabus - Part Seven
ASSIGNMENTS: This
syllabus informs you of the topics we will cover during the semester as well as provides
you with your reading assignments. You should be able to access the syllabus either by
personal computer or through the Law Library’s computer lab.
Normally, all assignments for this course will be contained in the course syllabus. If any new cases or materials are added, this information will be provided during class and by postings on the website.
All assignments in this handout and in the syllabus refer either to our casebook or to the required materials contained on-line at the course website. For example, T 1-20 is a reference to pages 1 through 20 of the required casebook, BONNIE, COUGHLIN, JEFFRIES & LOW, CRIMINAL LAW (1997). Similarly, T A-11 refers to page 11 of Appendix A of the casebook.
As part of your participation in this course, you should read every assignment before class. Simply look under any “Session” and you will see listed the reading assignment(s) for that session of class. We probably will proceed through the course in the order established by the syllabus. Any changes will be posted on the website and announced in class.
BACKGROUND READING:
Background reading assignments usually will not be discussed in class. They are, however,
important to your understanding of the material that will be discussed. If time permits,
we may cover any difficult subjects contained in the background materials.
OBJECTIVES: At the
beginning of each major topic area, this syllabus states certain objectives. The
objectives are for illustration only. Certainly, they are not all-inclusive. You should
add appropriate objectives as you study the materials for this course.
LINKS: Underlined
listings in blue font are "links." Simply "click" on any link with
your left mouse button and the listed material will appear on your computer screen. You
then have three options: Read the material on-line, save it to disk, or print it.
SESSION 30 - Homicide
T 657-664
MODEL PENAL CODE §§ 210.0-210.5 - T A-59 - A-60
Jury Instruction (Murder in first and second degrees)
ALA. CODE tit. 14 §§ 314, 317, 318
SESSION 31 - Homicide - Capital
T 664-680
The Death Penalty Laws of Alabama
ALA. CODE § 13A-5-40
ALA. CODE § 13A-6-2(a)The text assignment includes the following principal case:
Godfrey v. Georgia - T 680-692
SESSION 32 - Homicide - Capital (cont'd)
T 703-731
The text assignment includes the following principal cases:
State v. Neelley - T 705-712
Neelley v. State - T 712-715
SESSION 33 - Homicide - Capital (cont'd)
Review previous assignment on Homicide - Capital
SESSION 34 - Homicide - Intentional
T 774-792
The text assignment includes the following principal case:
Freddo v. State - T 774-776
SESSION 35 - Homicide -Intentional (cont'd)
T 792-801
Jury Instruction (Manslaughter in first and second degrees)
ALA. CODE tit. 14 §§ 320, 322OPTIONAL READING: Barnett v. State (revisit)
The text assignment includes the following principal case:
People v. Casassa - T 484-487
SESSION 36 - Homicide - Unintentional
T 801-819
The text assignment includes the following principal cases:
Essex v. Commonwealth - T 801-808
People v. Register - T 811-817
SESSION 37 - Homicide - Causation
OBJECTIVES: 1) To identify and study causation issues such as foreseeability and proximate cause; 2) To determine why criminal liability is limited by a causation element; 3)To determine which crimes, if any, do not include a causation element.
T 819-828
The text assignment includes the following principal case:
People v. Kibbe - T 819-822
SESSION 38 - Homicide - Felony Murder
T 828-850
The text assignment includes the following principal cases:
State v. Goodseal - T 834-842
State v. Underwood - T 842-845
END OF PART SEVEN
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