Summary of the CaseTask: Aileen Wuornos is the person the paper should be on. For the Final Paper, you will take on the role of a death penalty mitigation expert hired by the defense attorney to work as a sentencing advocate on behalf of the client/defendant. Based upon the chosen case from the attached list (that was selected in Week 1), you will create a comprehensive case study report arguing against the death penalty for your client (the pe...
Part AYou will answer four questions in Part A. 1.There are three grammatical rules (or principles) of construction that are used to aid in statutory interpretation. What are they and what do they mean? Give a brief example for each rule of construction. 2.What is the purpose of “distinguishing” a case and how is it distinguished? Make sure to review Unit 5 before answering this question. 3.What topics are covered by the following su...
Actus ReusActus Reus and Omissions Things to Consider - Actus Reus After reading all of the assigned materials and cases from pp. 205-218, consider these questions: How do the courts make the determination that a voluntary act exists? What do the courts find sufficient to satisfy criminal liability? Compare and contrast what different courts do. What constitutes a voluntary act to one court in one jurisdiction might not satisfy another court in ...
You are required to submit a Research Portfolio. It must consist of two elements/Tasks:Task 1. Research Plan for a hypothetical dissertation question. This Task involves production of a preliminary plan for a hypothetical research project which will build on the materials and exercises you read/completed in the module lectures and tutorials (see the detailed guidance below). Note it is not a plan for the dissertation you will take in year-three.T...