California Criminal Law: Cases And Problems

by SHATZ, STEVEN F.

• ISBN13: 9780820560984
• ISBN10: 0820560987
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Summary Table of Contents	vii
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE	1	(88)
Introduction	3	(86)
The Purposes of the Criminal Law	3	(25)
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens	3	(5)
Lawrence v. Texas	8	(11)
Note	19	(1)
United States v. Bergman	20	(6)
Punishment Alternatives	26	(1)
Note	27	(1)
Three Fundamental Principles of American Criminal Law	28	(35)
Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville	29	(6)
Note	35	(1)
People v. Superior Court (Caswell)	35	(5)
Problem	40	(1)
Ewing v. California	41	(12)
Problem	53	(1)
Yick Wo v. Hopkins	53	(2)
Note and Problem	55	(1)
Michael M. v. Superior Court	56	(7)
Note and Problem	63	(1)
The Criminal Case in California	63	(26)
People v. Robinson	64	(25)
PART II. DEFINING CULPABLE CONDUCT	89	(428)
Act (Actus Reus)	91	(30)
Robinson v. California	91	(3)
Powell v. Texas	94	(12)
Problem	106	(1)
In Re David W.	107	(2)
Problem	109	(1)
People v. Newton	109	(3)
Problems	112	(2)
People v. Heitzman	114	(4)
Note and Problems	118	(3)
Mental State (Mens Rea)	121	(42)
People v. Hood	122	(4)
Notes	126	(2)
People v. Williams	128	(9)
Note and Problems	137	(2)
People v. Wetmore	139	(4)
Problem	143	(1)
People v. Reyes	144	(4)
People v. Scott	148	(4)
Problem	152	(1)
In Re Jorge M.	153	(8)
Note and Problem	161	(2)
The Defense Claim of ``Reasonable Mistake''	163	(38)
Mistake of Fact: Sex Crimes	163	(24)
People v. Hernandez	164	(4)
People v. Olsen	168	(6)
People v. Mayberry	174	(4)
Note and Problems	178	(1)
People v. Barnes	179	(7)
Notes and Problems	186	(1)
Mistake of Law	187	(14)
People v. Goodin	188	(1)
People v. Snyder	189	(7)
Notes and Problem	196	(3)
Introduction to Homicide	199	(2)
Homicide: Intentional Killings	201	(44)
Murder or Voluntary Manslaughter?	201	(30)
People v. Berry	202	(3)
Notes and Problems	205	(2)
People v. Wu	207	(6)
Notes and Problems	213	(3)
People v. Saille	216	(6)
Notes and Problem	222	(2)
In Re Christian S.	224	(7)
Note	231	(1)
First or Second Degree Murder?	231	(14)
People v. Anderson	232	(5)
Notes	237	(2)
People v. Wharton	239	(4)
Note and Problems	243	(2)
Homicide: Unintentional Killings	245	(32)
The Mens Rea of Unintentional Homicides	245	(21)
People v. Watson	246	(6)
Problem	252	(1)
People v. Taylor	253	(1)
People v. Burden	254	(4)
Note and Problems	258	(1)
Walker v. Superior Court	259	(6)
Note	265	(1)
Causation	266	(11)
People v. Roberts	266	(4)
Note and Problems	270	(2)
People v. Armitage	272	(3)
Problems	275	(2)
Homicide: Killings in the Commission of Another Crime	277	(58)
Felony-Murder	277	(48)
People v. Dillon	278	(13)
Notes and Problem	291	(2)
People v. Washington	293	(4)
Note and Problems	297	(1)
People v. Kendrick	298	(1)
Note and Problems	299	(1)
People v. Sears	300	(2)
People v. Patterson	302	(8)
Notes and Problem	310	(1)
People v. Smith	311	(4)
Note and Problem	315	(1)
People v. Hansen	316	(8)
Problems	324	(1)
Misdemeanor-Manslaughter	325	(10)
People v. Cox	325	(3)
Note	328	(1)
People v. Nieto-Benitez	329	(6)
Homicide: Third Party Killings	335	(22)
Taylor v. Superior Court	335	(6)
Note and Problem	341	(1)
Pizano v. Superior Court	342	(4)
Problem	346	(1)
In Re Joe R.	346	(5)
Problems	351	(1)
People v. Sanchez	352	(5)
Property Crimes	357	(76)
Theft	357	(49)
People v. Brown	358	(2)
Note	360	(1)
People v. Davis	360	(4)
People v. Tufunga	364	(8)
People v. Green	372	(6)
Note	378	(1)
People v. Ashley	378	(6)
Problem	384	(1)
People v. Moses	385	(4)
Problem	389	(1)
People v. Hays	390	(1)
Problem	391	(1)
People v. Webster	392	(6)
Problem	398	(1)
People v. Mungia	398	(3)
Problems	401	(1)
People v. Beggs	401	(3)
People v. Khoury	404	(1)
Problem	405	(1)
Burglary	406	(27)
People v. Gauze	407	(4)
Notes	411	(1)
People v. Davis	412	(6)
People v. Sparks	418	(6)
Problem	424	(1)
People v. Kwok	424	(5)
Problems	429	(1)
People v. Salemme	430	(3)
Inchoate Crimes	433	(58)
Attempt	433	(14)
People v. Collie	433	(2)
People v. Berger	435	(3)
People v. Staples	438	(4)
Notes and Problems	442	(2)
People v. Adami	444	(2)
Problem	446	(1)
Solicitation	447	(9)
People v. Gordon	448	(3)
People v. Rubin	451	(5)
Conspiracy	456	(25)
People v. Swain	457	(4)
Note	461	(3)
People v. Lauria	464	(7)
Lorenson v. Superior Court	471	(6)
Notes and Problem	477	(1)
People v. Mayers	477	(3)
Notes and Problem	480	(1)
The Defense of ``Impossibility''	481	(10)
People v. Rojas	482	(3)
Note and Problem	485	(1)
People v. Peppars	485	(3)
Note and Problem	488	(3)
Crimes Against the Government	491	(26)
People v. Pic'l	491	(5)
Note and Problems	496	(1)
Cabe v. Superior Court	497	(5)
People v. Darcy	502	(4)
In Re Manuel G.	506	(5)
Problem	511	(1)
People v. Robles	511	(3)
Problem	514	(3)
PART III. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES	517	(94)
Affirmative Defenses --- Choice of Evils	519	(54)
Self-Defense	519	(23)
People v. Hecker	520	(4)
Note and Problems	524	(2)
People v. Humphrey	526	(9)
Notes and Problems	535	(3)
People v. Curtis	538	(4)
Note and Problem	542	(1)
Use of Force to Prevent Crime or Apprehend Criminals	542	(12)
People v. Ceballos	543	(4)
Note	547	(1)
Tennessee v. Garner	547	(7)
Problem	554	(1)
Necessity and Duress	554	(19)
People v. Lovercamp	555	(4)
Note	559	(1)
People v. Pena	560	(6)
Notes and Problems	566	(2)
People v. Weber	568	(3)
Problem	571	(2)
Affirmative Defenses --- Excuses	573	(38)
Entrapment and Due Process	573	(14)
People v. Barraza	573	(7)
Problem	580	(1)
Hampton v. United States	581	(5)
Problems	586	(1)
Insanity	587	(24)
People v. Skinner	589	(7)
Note	596	(1)
People v. Kelly	597	(5)
Problems	602	(1)
Jones v. United States	603	(5)
Note and Problem	608	(3)
PART IV. VICARIOUS LIABILITY	611	(72)
Accomplice and Corporate Vicarious Liability	613	(44)
Accomplice Liability	613	(34)
People v. Collins	614	(1)
People v. McCoy	615	(4)
People v. Beeman	619	(5)
Note and Problems	624	(2)
People v. Cooper	626	(8)
Problems	634	(1)
People v. Williams	635	(5)
In Re Joseph G.	640	(6)
Notes and Problem	646	(1)
Corporate Vicarious Liability	647	(10)
Granite Construction Co. v. Superior Court	648	(2)
Note	650	(1)
Sea Horse Ranch, Inc. v. Superior Court	651	(4)
Note	655	(2)
Scope of Vicarious Liability	657	(26)
People v. Kauffman	657	(3)
Note	660	(1)
People v. Durham	661	(4)
Problem	665	(1)
People v. Luparello	666	(8)
Note and Problems	674	(2)
People v. Woods	676	(7)
PART V. THE DEATH PENALTY	683	(68)
The Death Penalty and the Constitution	685	(66)
Gregg v. Georgia	686	(14)
Notes	700	(1)
The California Death Penalty Scheme	701	(3)
Problem	704	(1)
Lockett v. Ohio	704	(7)
Note	711	(1)
Coker v. Georgia	712	(7)
Note and Problem	719	(1)
Tison v. Arizona	720	(11)
Notes and Problems	731	(2)
McCleskey v. Kemp	733	(14)
Notes	747	(4)
Appendix California Penal Code Provisions	751
Table of Cases	1	(1)
Index	1