Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304, 122 S. Ct. 2242 (2002)
Criminal Law
Criminal Law serves as the cornerstone of our legal system, shaping our understanding of justice and accountability.
In this 1L study, our Case Briefs we’ll explore criminal statutes, judicial interpretations, and precedents, examining the elements of criminal liability such as (actus reus, mens rea, causation, and defenses etc.) Understanding these are pivotal— they condense how courts apply these principles in real-life scenarios, providing insights into criminal law’s practical applications.
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B (A Minor) v. Director of Public Prosecutions
[2000] 1 All E.R. 833
Bailey v. Commonwealth
329 S.E.2d 37 (1985)
Barber v. Superior Court
147 Cal. App. 3d 1006, 195 Cal. Rptr. 484 (1983)
Blake v. United States
407 F.2d 908 (1969)
Bordenkircher v. Hayes
434 U.S. 357 (1978)
Boro v. Superior Court
163 Cal.App.3rd 1224, 210 Cal.Rptr. 122 (1985)
Brady v. United States
397 U.S. 742 (1970)
Braverman v. United States
317 U.S. 49, 63 S.Ct. 99, 87 L.Ed. 23 (1942)
Brown v. Board of Education
347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Cheek v. United States
498 U.S. 192 (1991)
Clark v. Arizona
548 U.S. 735 (2006)
Coker v. Georgia
433 U.S. 584 (1977)
Commonwealth v. Azim
313 Pa.Super. 310, 459 A.2d 1244 (1983)
Commonwealth v. Berkowitz
415 Pa.Super. 505, 609 A.2d 1338 (1992)
Commonwealth v. Koczwara
155 A.2d 825 (1959)
Commonwealth v. Lopez
433 Mass. 722, 745 N.E.2d 961 (2001)
Commonwealth v. Mochan
110 A.2d 788 (1955)
Commonwealth v. Peaslee
59 N.E. 55 (1901)
Commonwealth v. Pestinikas
617 A.2d 1339 (1992)
Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles
754 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2014)
Director of Public Prosecutions v. Morgan
[1975] 2 All E.R. 347
Dred Scott v. Sandford
60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857)
Duncan v. Louisiana
391 U.S. 145, 88 S. Ct. 1444 (1968)
Elonis v. United States
575 U.S. 723, 135 S.Ct. 2001, 192 L.Ed.2d 1 (2015)
Ewing v. California
538 U.S. 11, 123 S. Ct. 1179 (2003)
Fisher v. The State
273 Ga. 721, 545 S.E.2d 895 (2001)
Furman v. Georgia
408 U.S. 238 (1972)
Garcia v. State
394 N.E.2d 106 (1979)
Garnett v. State
332 Md. 571, 632 A.2d 797 (1993)
Gebardi v. United States
287 U.S. 112 (1932)
Gideon v. Wainwright
372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Girouard v. State
583 A.2d 718 (1991)
Goodman v. State
190 S.W.3d 823 (2006)
Gordon v. United States
203 F.2d 248 (1953)
Graham v. Florida
560 U.S. 48 (2010)
Graham v. United States
187 F.2d 87 (1950)
Gregg v. Georgia
428 U.S. 153 (1976)
Harmelin v. Michigan
501 U.S. 957 (1991)
Hicks v. United States
150 U.S. 442 (1893)
Hines v. The State
578 S.E.2d 868 (2003)
Hufstetler v. State
63 So. 2d 730 (1953)
Hyam v. Director of Public Prosecutions
[1974] 2 All E.R. 41
Iannelli v. United States
420 U.S. 770 (1975)
In re Devon T.
584 A.2d 1287 (1991)
In re Meagan R.
49 Cal.Rptr.2d 325 (1996)
In re Winship
397 U.S. 358 (1970)
Jacobson v. United States
503 U.S. 540 (1992)
Jeffries v. State
90 P.3d 185 (Alaska Ct. App. 2004)
Jones v. United States
308 F.2d 307 (1962)
Kahler v. Kansas
140 S. Ct. 1021 (2020)
Katko v. Briney
183 N.W.2d 657 (1971)
Keeler v. Superior Court
2 Cal.3d 619, 87 Cal.Rptr. 481, 470 P.2d 617 (1970)
Kilgore v. State
305 S.E.2d 82 (1983)
Kotteakos v. United States
328 U.S. 750 (1946)
Kuntz v. Thirteenth Judicial District Court
995 P.2d 951 (2000)
Lambert v. California
355 U.S. 225 (1957)
Lee v. State
59 Md.App. 28, 474 A.2d 537 (1984)
Lund v. Commonwealth
232 S.E.2d 745 (Va. 1977)
M’Naghten’s Case
0 Cl. & F. 200, 8 Eng. Rep. 718 (1843)
Maher v. People
10 Mich. 212 (1862)
Major v. State
800 S.E.2d 348, 301 Ga. 147 (2017)
Mapp v. Ohio
367 U.S. 643 (1961)
Martin v. State
31 Ala. App. 334, 17 So. 2d 427 (1944)
McBoyle v. United States
283 U.S. 25 (1931)
McCleskey v. Kemp
481 U.S. 279 (1987)
McQuirter v. State
36 Ala.App. 707, 63 So.2d 388 (1953)
Midgett v. State
292 Ark. 278, 729 S.W.2d 410 (1987)
Miranda v. Arizona
384 U.S. 436 (1966)
Morissette v. United States
342 U.S. 246, 72 S.Ct. 240, 96 L.Ed. 288 (1952)
Muscarello v. United States
524 U.S. 125, 118 S.Ct. 1911, 141 L.Ed.2d 111 (1998)
Nelson v. State
597 P.2d 977 (1979)
Nelson v. United States
227 F.2d 21 (1955)
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co. v. United States
212 U.S. 481 (1909)
New York v. Quarles
467 U.S. 649, 104 S. Ct. 2626 (1984)
Newell v. State
49 So. 3d 66 (2010)
Nolan v. State
131 A.2d 851 (1957)
Owens v. State
93 Md. App. 162, 611 A.2d 1043 (1992)
Oxendine v. State
528 A.2d 870 (1987)
Patterson v. New York
432 U.S. 197 (1977)
Payne v. Tennessee
501 U.S. 808 (1991)
Penry v. Lynaugh
492 U.S. 302 (1989)
People v. Anderson
70 Cal.2d 15, 447 P.2d 942 (1968)
People v. Beardsley
113 N.W. 1128 (1907)
People v. Brown
105 Cal. 66, 38 P. 518 (1894)
People v. Casassa
49 N.Y.2d 668, 404 N.E.2d 1310 (1980)
People v. Chun
45 Cal. 4th 1172, 203 P.3d 425 (2009)
People v. Conley
187 Ill.App.3d 234 (1989)
People v. Davis
19 Cal.4th 301, 965 P.2d 1165 (1998)
People v. Decina
2 N.Y.2d 133 (1956)
People v. Eulo
63 N.Y.2d 341, 472 N.E.2d 286 (1984)
People v. Fuller
86 Cal. App. 3d 618 (1978)
People v. Garcia
113 P.3d 775 (2005)
People v. Genoa
470 N.W.2d 447 (1991)
People v. Gentry
157 Ill. App. 3d 899 (1987)
People v. Goetz
68 N.Y.2d 96, 506 N.Y.S.2d 18, 497 N.E.2d 41 (1986)
People v. Ingram
76 Cal. Rptr. 2d 553 (1998)
People v. Knoller
41 Cal. 4th 139, 158 P.3d 731 (2007)
People v. Lauria
251 Cal.App.2d 471, 59 Cal.Rptr. 628 (1967)