Wk 2: Criminal Defense Case Analysis

Assignment Content

1. Resource: Lexis Uni, University Library, the internet.
   
   
   Synopsis: For this assignment, you will locate two criminal cases that raised different types of legal defenses and then write an analysis on these two cases.
   
   
   The first case should concern one of the following justification defenses:
   
   
   
   1. Necessity
   2. Self-defense
   3. Resisting unlawful arrest
   4. Defense of others
   5. Defense of home and property
   6. Consent
   7. The second case should concern one of the following excuse defenses:
      
      
      
   8. Insanity defense
   9. Duress or compulsion
   10. Intoxication
   11. Mistake of fact or law
   12. Infancy
   13. Entrapment
   14. Syndrome-based defense
   15. Write a 700- to 1,050-word case analysis in which you identify and examine the types of criminal defenses that were used. Include the following:
       
       
       
   • Explain the nature and types of defenses used in the cases. What evidence was used to demonstrate the defense?
   • Explain the similarities and differences between justification and excuse. Describe how justification and excuse play a role in the cases.
   • Describe the outcome of each case.
   • Format your case analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
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