People v. McCoy & Lakey
25 Cal. 4th 1111, 24 P.3d 1210 (2001)
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.
Explore the Cases Below
People v. Navarro
160 Cal. Rptr. 692 (1979)
People v. Newton
8 Cal.App.3d 359, 87 Cal. Rptr. 394 (1970)
People v. Rideout
727 N.W.2d 630 (2006)
People v. Rizzo
158 N.E. 888 (1927)
People v. Smith
35 Cal. 3d 798, 678 P.2d 886 (1984)
People v. Swain
12 Cal.4th 593, 909 P.2d 994 (1996)
People v. Thousand
465 Mich. 149, 631 N.W.2d 694 (2001)
People v. Unger
362 N.E.2d 319, 66 Ill.2d 333 (1977)
People v. Whight
36 Cal. App. 4th 1143 (1995)
Pinkerton v. United States
328 U.S. 640 (1946)
Powell v. Texas
392 U.S. 514 (1968)
R v Brown
[1993] 2 All ER 75
R v Woollin
[1999] 1 AC 82
R. v R
[1992] 1 A.C. 599, 3 W.L.R. 767, 4 All E.R. 481
Ratzlaf v. United States
510 U.S. 135 (1994)
Regina v. Blaue
[1975] 3 All E.R. 446
Regina v. Cunningham
2 Q.B. 396 (1957)
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens
14 Q.B.D. 273 (1884)
Regina v. Faulkner
13 Cox C.C. 550 (1877)
Regina v. Prince
L.R. 2 Cr. Cas. Res. 154 (1875)
Rex v. Bazeley
2 Leach 835, 168 Eng.Rep. 517 (1799)
Riley v. State
60 P.3d 204 (2002)
Robinson v. California
370 U.S. 660, 82 S.Ct. 1417, 8 L.Ed.2d 758 (1962)
Roe v. Wade
410 U.S. 113 (1973)
Roper v. Simmons
543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183, 161 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005)
Rusk v. State
43 Md. App. 476, 406 A.2d 624 (1979)
Sandstrom v. Montana
442 U.S. 510 (1979)
Shaw v. Director of Public Prosecutions
[1961] 2 All E.R. 446, 2 W.L.R. 897, 45 Cr.App.R. 113
Staples v. United States
511 U.S. 600 (1994)
State in the Interest of M.T.S.
129 N.J. 422, 609 A.2d 1266 (1992)
State v. Alston
310 N.C. 399, 312 S.E.2d 470 (1984)
State v. Anderson
618 N.W.2d 369 (2000)
State v. Beaudry
365 N.W.2d 593 (1985)
State v. Beeley
653 A.2d 722 (1995)
State v. Boyett
144 N.M. 184 (2008)
State v. Christy Pontiac-GMC, Inc.
354 N.W.2d 17 (1984)
State v. Cotton
394 S.E.2d 456 (1990), 99 N.C. App. 615
State v. Elmi
207 P.3d 439 (2009)
State v. Formella
960 A.2d 722 (2008)
State v. Forrest
362 S.E.2d 252 (1987)
State v. Giminski
634 N.W.2d 604, 247 Wis. 2d. 750 (2001)
State v. Gordon
560 N.W.2d 4 (1997)
State v. Guthrie
194 W.Va. 657, 461 S.E.2d 163 (1995)
State v. Harrington
128 Vt. 242, 260 A.2d 692 (1969)
State v. Helmenstein
163 N.W.2d 85 (1968)
State v. Herndon
426 N.W.2d 347 (1988)
State v. Hoselton
179 W.Va. 645 (1988)
State v. Johnson
399 A.2d 469 (1979)
State v. Linscott
520 A.2d 1067 (1987)
State v. Mann
13 N.C. 263 (1829)
State v. Norman
89 N.C. App. 384, 366 S.E.2d 586 (1988)
State v. Ragland
105 N.J. 189, 519 A.2d 1361 (1986)
State v. Reeves
916 S.W.2d 909 (1996)
State v. Rocker
52 Hawai'i 336, 475 P.2d 684 (1970)
State v. Rose
311 A.2d 281 (1973)
State v. Thompson
65 P.3d 420 (2003)
State v. Williams
484 P.2d 1167 (1971)
State v. Yarborough
930 P.2d 131 (1996)
Tennessee v. Garner
471 U.S. 1, 105 S.Ct. 1694 (1985)
The King v. Pear
1 Leach 212, 168 Eng. Rep. 208 (1779)
Tison v. Arizona
481 U.S. 137 (1987)
Topolewski v. State
130 Wis. 244, 109 N.W. 1037 (1906)
United States v. Bailey et al.
444 U.S. 394 (1980)
United States v. Blankenship
970 F.2d 283 (1992)
United States v. Contento-Pachon
723 F.2d 691 (1984)
United States v. Czubinski
106 F.3d 1069 (1st Cir. 1997)
United States v. Gementera
379 F.3d 596 (2004)
United States v. Jewell
532 F.2d 697 (1976)
United States v. Mafnas
701 F.2d 83 (9th Cir. 1983)
United States v. Mandujano
499 F.2d 370 (1974)
United States v. Park
421 U.S. 658 (1975)
United States v. Peterson
483 F.2d 1222 (1973)
United States v. Valigura
54 M.J. 187 (2000)
Upjohn Co. v. United States
449 U.S. 383 (1981)
Welch v. Commonwealth
425 S.E.2d 101 (1992)
Wilcox v. Jeffery
1 All E.R. 464 (1951)
Wilson v. Tard
593 F. Supp. 1091 (1984)
Yates v. State
171 S.W.3d 215 (2005)