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CRIMINAL LAWFALL 2010T,TH6-6:50

Professor John Blevins

jblevins@loyno.eduRoom #460, 504.861.5853

Office Hours: T,W,TH by appointment

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Joshua Dressler, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law (West5th ed. 2009)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This is an introductory course covering basic substantive criminal law. The course willexplore the basic elements of crimes and various defenses. The objectives of the course

are to teach students to effectively analyze criminal law statutes and to develop their legal

reasoning and critical thinking skills.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

You are responsible for the readings assigned below, and are expected to be prepared todiscuss them in class. You are also expected to check your email for any additional

readings I may assign throughout the semester (though I will give you ample notice).Consistent failure to be prepared for class may result in a reduction of your grade. Ifthere are reasons you cannot be prepared for class, please contact me beforehand. Class

materials (such as syllabus, supplementary handouts) will be made available on

Blackboard.

GRADING:

Your grade will be determined by your final examination along with any reductions fromconsistent failures to be prepared.

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. If you miss 20% of the

scheduled classes, you will notas a matter of school policybe allowed to sit for thefinal examination. You are responsible for all material, announcements and

assignments given during classes that you missed.

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ACCOMPLICE LIABILITY

Class 15: Accomplice: TBA

Class 16: Accomplice, contd: TBA

DEFENSES JUSTIFICATION AND EXCUSE

Class 17: General Principles; Self Defense: 500-16, 525-31

Class 18: Self Defense, contd: 532-59

Class 19: Necessity: 560-79

Class 20: Duress: 583-86, 591-97

Class 21: Intoxication and Insanity: TBA

Class 22: Insanity, contd: TBA

Class 23: Other Defenses: TBA

MISCELLANOUS CRIMES

Class 24: Rape: 404-425

Class 25: Theft: 916-41

Class 26: Other Crimes: TBA

Class 27: Other Crimes: TBA

Class 28: Catch-up and Review