Law 6107-03: Criminal Law
Professor Vernellia R. Randall
The University of Dayton School of Law

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  Please Remember I May Modify the Syllabus and the Lesson any time up to three days before class.
 

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Introduction
Basic Elements
Property Crimes
Personal Crimes
Defenses
Anticipatory Crimes
Accomplices
Criminal Justice
 
 
Unit 01: Introduction to Criminal Law
1 08/30 Introduction to Criminal Law
2 09/06 Constitutional Limitations
 

Unit 02: Basic Elements

3 09/08
Saturday Monday
Basic Elements
Actus Reus
4 09/10 Mens Rea
5 09/13

Non-mental States (Recklessness, Negligence, strict liability)

6 09/17 Mistake
7 09/24 Causation
     
Unit 03: Property Crimes
8 09/27 Property Crimes
Larceny
9 10/01 Embezzlement
10/03/2007
3:00 pm
 - 4:30 pm
EXAM
Room 103
Coverage: Lesson 01 through 07.
  10/04 CANCELLED CLASS
10 10/08 False Pretense
11 10/11 Robbery
Burglary  (Reading no problem)
Unit 04: Personal Crimes
12 10/15 Personal Crimes
Murder and Involuntary Manslaughter **
 
13 10/18 Felony Murder
First Degree Murder (Reading no problem)

 

  10/22 - 10/26 Fall Intersessions
14 10/29 Voluntary Manslaughter
10/31/07
3:00pm
- 4:30pm
EXAM
Room 103
Coverage: Lesson 01 through 16 with emphasis on 08 through 16.
Unit 05:   Defenses
15 11/01 Defenses
Insanity, Incompetency, Diminished Capacity
16 11/05 Self-Defense
Law Enforcement (reading no problem)
17 11/08 Duress and Necessity
Entrapment  (No Problem)
18 11/12 Consent: Rape
Unit 06: Anticipatory Offenses
19 11/15 Solicitation (Reading no problem)
Attempt
 
  11/19 CANCELLED CLASS
20 11/26 Conspiracy - Part I-II
21 11/29 Conspiracy - Part III
Unit 07:  Accomplice Liability
22 12/03 Accomplice Liability
Unit 08:  Criminal Justice
23 12/06 Race and the Death Penalty
12/05/07
3:00pm - 4:30pm
EXAM Lesson 01 through 26 with emphasis on Lesson 18 through 26.
 

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