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LS:
Pre-Law:
Course
Syllabus POS/PLA
372
Criminal
Law
Fall
Semester
MWF@11:00-
11:50,
K-423
Instructor: Judge Richard
Poland, Associate Professor
of Law.
Office location: K-309
Office Hours: MWF @
7:30- 9:00 A.M
Phone: 819-6338
Or e-mail: polandrc@flagler.edu
“Meaningful learning
requires not so much
the ingestion of information
as it demands the analysis
and the synthesis of
that information.” – R.
C. Poland (circa 1993)
Text:
Criminal Law,
7th Ed., Samaha, Joel;
Wadsworth, 2002. Additional
resources available:
www.flagler.edu/academics/prelaw/index.html
Course Objectives:
The student will learn
the general principles
and the doctrines of
Criminal
Law. It is not the
objective of this course
to have the student
learn Florida law or
the law of any other
single jurisdiction.
Rather, the student
will learn the principles
and doctrines of criminal
law which are generally
applicable to all states
and to the federal
government.
Course Requirements:
Read the text, present
three-five case briefs,
participate in class,
and pass two exams.
Presentations not made
on the assigned day
and briefs not presented
on the assigned day
receive a zero.
Course Outline:
I. The general principles
and doctrines which
apply to all crimes.
II. The specific crimes
in criminal law.
Grading:
Forty percent for the
mid-term exam, 40%
for the final exam,
and 20% for brief writing
and brief presentation.
A = 90-100 B = 80-89
C = 70-79 D = 60-69
F = Below 60
Learning Outcomes:
The student will be
able to (1) recite
the general principles
of criminal law, (2)
define crimes against
the person, habitation,
property, and public
order, and (3) brief
criminal law cases.
Attendance:
Attendance is expected
and necessary to master
course materials. More
than three unexcused
absences will result
in a grade reduction.
Nine absences will
result in the assignment
of a “WF” or
a “WP.” (See
Catalog) Two tardys
equal one absence.
Cheating:
Cheating will not be
excused or tolerated.
Anyone caught cheating
will receive an “F” for
the Course. (See Catalog)
Methods of Instruction:
The Socratic and case
study method will be
employed by the instructor.
Lecturing will be minimal.
Judicial opinions will
be required reading
and class discussion
is mandatory for all
students.
Statement on Disabilities:
Special services and
reasonable accommodations
are available to thosestudents
who are registered
with the Office of
Services for Students
with Disabilities and
who request assistance
from me.
Cell Phones:
All phones must be
off during class, unless
specific permission
is given.
Course
Schedule:
Week 1- Introduction
to course, discussion
of syllabus, and assignment
of cases.
Discuss: Enter The
Jury Room.
Week 2- Read Chapter
1— The Nature
and Purposes of Criminal
Law.
Week
3- Read Chapter 2— Constitutional
Limits on Criminal
Law. Brief all
cases.
Week
4- Read Chapter 3— Principles
of Criminal Liability.
Brief all cases.
Week
5- Read Chapter 4— Principles
of Criminal Liability
(cont.). Brief
all cases.
Week
6- Read Chapter 5— Parties
and Vicarious Liability.
Brief all cases.
Week
7- Read Chapter 6— Uncompleted
Crimes. Brief all
cases.
Week
8- Read Chapter 7— Defenses
to Criminal Liability.
Brief all cases.
Emphasize: People v.
Goetz.
Week 9- Read Chapter
8— More Defenses
to Criminal Liability.
Brief all cases.
Mid-Term Examination
(Chapters 1-8)
Week 10- Read Chapter
9— Crimes Against
Persons I. Brief
all cases.
Emphasize: Washington
v. Drake & New
York v. Nelson.
Week 11- Read Chapter
10— Crimes
Against Persons II.
Brief all cases.
Emphasize: Florida
v. Smith & Georgia
v. Redding.
Week 12- Read Chapter
11— Crimes
Against Habitation.
Brief all cases.
Week
13- Read Chapter 12— Crimes
Against Property.
Brief all cases.
Week
14- Read Chapter 13— Crimes
Against The Public
Order. Brief all
cases.
Week
15- Final Exam (Comprehensive)
See Registrar’s
Schedule
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