Outline for Criminal Law Cases

Outline for Criminal Law Cases

Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate.

Create a outline with the following cases 

I.  Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963)

I.  Adderley v. Florida, 385 U.S. 39 (1966)

I.  U.S. v. Wise, 221 F.3d 140 (5th Cir. 2000)

I.  U.S. v. Bailey, U.S. 394 (1980) 444

Your case brief should follow the format below:

–Title: Title of the selected case

–Facts: Summary of the events, court timeline, evidence, and so forth

–Issues: Issues that were present in this case

–Decisions: The court’s decision and the conclusion to the case

–Reasoning: The rationale behind the final decision

–Dissenting opinions: Any dissenting opinions, and an explanation of what they were and why they were raised