Worksheet/pro Linda Harris

Week Two Worksheet

Part II: Short Answer

Answer, in a minimum of 50 words, each of the following questions:

1. What is the adversarial system?

2. Define inchoate offenses. Provide an example of an inchoate offense.

3. Using Contemporary Criminal Law and Criminal Law Today, list the identified steps to brief a case. Why is it important to follow these steps?

4. Using the Appendix from Ch. 1 of Contemporary Criminal Law as a resource, explain the citations for each of the following cases:

a. George T. v. California section in Ch. 2 of Contemporary Criminal Law

b. Lawrence v. Texas section in Ch. 2 of Contemporary Criminal Law

c. Roper v. Simmons section in Ch. 3 of Contemporary Criminal Law

d. People v. Kellogg section in Ch. 4 of Contemporary Criminal Law