| A | B |
|---|
| Ake v. Oklahoma | 1 |
| The Crown v. Dudly & Stephens | 2 |
| Durham v. U. S. | 3 |
| Ford v. Wainwright | 4 |
| Foucha v. Louisiana | 5 |
| U. S. v. Brawner | 6 |
| U. S. v. Felix | 7 |
| List and describe the eight general features of crime. What are the “ three conjoined elements” that comprise the legal essence of the concept of crime? | 8 |
| What is meant by the corpus delicti of a crime? | 9 |
| How does the corpus delicti of a crime differ from the statutory elements that must be proved to convict a particular defendant of committing that crime? | 10 |
| What four broad categories of criminal defenses does our legal system recognize? | 11 |
| Under what circumstances might each be employed? | 12 |
| What is the purpose of law? | 13 |
| What would a society without laws be like? | 14 |
| What is the rule of law? | 15 |
| What is its importance in Western democracies? | 16 |
| What does it mean to say that “ nobody is above the law”? | 17 |
| What types of law does this chapter discuss? | 18 |
| What purpose does each serve? | 19 |
| What are the five categories of criminal law violations? | 20 |
| Describe each, and rank the categories in terms of seriousness. | 21 |
