Criminal case law questions. Law Case Study Assignment
Explore www(dot)googlescholar(dot)com (http://scholar(dot)google(dot)com/) and change the default case searching FROM "Articles" TO "Cases" on the first page under the dialog search box. Then, select a specific state case law database to search. Select a US State that start with M or S. (for example, "Mississippi" South Carolina" Find a CRIMINAL State case in the last 5 years. then answer the following questions separately:
(A) State which criminal law legal term from the below list your case deals with AND give the definition of the legal term for the class to understand it;
State Case Topics:
bill of attainder
actus reus
mens rea
Model Penal Code
Pinkerton Rule
inchoate crimes
ex post facto
choate crimes
Wharton rule
habeas corpus
M'Naghten Rule
stand your ground law
castle doctrine
corpus delicti
double jeopardy
entrapment
transactional immunity
(B) post the link of the case in your 1st posting (so everyone can find it and review it);
(C) give the jurisdiction (ie. the State from which the case comes from and its court level --appeals court or state supreme court);
(D) give the title of the case and the year; and
(E) give a short summary of the facts of the case and the court's holding and explain the court's rational.
PLEASE, ANSWER EACH QUESTION SEPARATELY WITH A SHORT ANSWER.
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TOMORROW BY 4 PM.
ALL THE QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED IN ONE PAGE . NO INTRODUCTION IS NEEDED.. JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AFTER CHOOSING THE CASE.
IF ANY MORE EXPLANATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK.
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Criminal Case Law Questions: Case Study
* The case ‘State V. Moody, SC: Court of Appeals 2019’ involves the proceedings between Moody and his neighbor over the Castle Doctrine, where he was defending his premises against intrusion from his neighbors. The case is an appeal of his conviction for pointing and presenting a firearm on the basis that the circuit court erred. According to USLegal.com, the Castle Doctrine justifies an occupant using lethal force to protect the habitats of a residence from an intrusion that may lead to violence.
* This is the link to the case in review: scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=9948427978000683223&q=criminal+cases+in+this+state&hl=en&as_sdt=4,22,41
* The jurisdiction of the matter is the Court of Appeals of South Carolina
* The title of the case is ‘The State, Respondent v. Damon Ellis Moody, Appellant. The case was heard on March 9, 2017, and filed on June 12, 2019.<...
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