Cases and Comments on Criminal Law

abortion accused affirmative defense affirmed Amendment appellant applied arrest assault attempt believe burglary California cause charged circumstances common law Commonwealth concluded conduct Congress considered constitutional conviction Court of Appeals crime criminal law dangerous deadly force death penalty decision defendant defendant's degree murder determine dissenting due process Eighth Amendment element evidence fact federal felony murder Fourteenth Amendment guilty held homicide imposed indictment instruction intent to commit interest involved issue judge judgment jurisdictions jury JUSTICE killing larceny legislative legislature malice manslaughter mens rea ment Model Penal Code Ninth Amendment offense officer opinion Penal Code person petitioner police possession present presumption Professor of Law prohibited proof prosecution protection prove provides punishment purpose question rape reasonable doubt result robbery S.Ct Sandra Nelson sentence sexual intercourse sodomy statute statutory statutory rape stolen Supreme Court syndrome testified testimony tion trial court United University unlawful victim violation weapon