1. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Monday, September 25, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are on silent and off to the side.
Be seated before the bell rings.

2. To Do:
Look up a news articles of one of the crimes against people. Read through the article and complete the following steps.
Summarize the article… I want to know what happened!
Do you think it is a felony or misdemeanor?
What type of crime was it (i.e. Murder? Manslaughter? Assault/Battery? Domestic Violence? Child Abuse/Neglect? Kidnapping? Etc.)
Has the crime gone to court? If yes, has a decision been made and what was the decision? If no, what do you think the verdict should be?

3. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are on silent and off to the side.
Be seated before the bell rings.

4. Objectives: Understand the different classifications of crimes
Describe the role of the U.S. Legal System in criminal law
Explain and describe the elements of crimes

5. Criminal law vocabulary:
Crimes-
an offense committed against the public good, or society
Defendant-
a person who is accused of a crime
Plaintiff-
the party that accuses a person of a crime
Prosecutor-
the government official who brings the case against the defendant

6. Classifications of Crimes:
Felonies, Misdemeanors, and Infractions

7. What Do these classify as:
Petty Theft Murder Driving Under the Influence

8. Motive

9. Criminal Act. Required State of Mind.
Elements of Crimes:
Criminal Act. Required State of Mind.

10. Defenses to Crimes Main types of defense include: Insanity Entrapment
Self-defense
Defense of family members

11. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are on silent and off to the side.
Be seated before the bell rings.

12. Insanity
M’Naghten Rule (1843). Irresistible impulse test.

13. Insanity: American Law Institute
“Defendant must have a mental disease so serious that he or she lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law.”

14. Entrapment

15. Self-Defense

16. Defense of family members:
Family members in danger of being hurt or killed?
Rescuer must have a good reason to protect the family member and that the victim was/is in danger of sever bodily injury or death
Cannot use if the threat of harm has passed

17. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are on silent and off to the side.
Be seated before the bell rings.

18. Objectives:
List, Identify, and Describe the different categories in criminal law
Distinctly identify and define the difference between
first and second degree murder
Voluntary and Involuntary manslaughter
Simple and Aggravated Assault and Battery

19. Categories include: Types of crime include “Crimes against: People
Property
Business
Government
Society
Involving motor vehicles

20. Crimes against People
Murder

21. First Degree vs. Second Degree
Crimes against People
First Degree vs. Second Degree

22. Manslaughter Voluntary vs. Involuntary
Crimes against People
Manslaughter Voluntary vs. Involuntary

23. Murder or Manslaughter?
While driving 85 MPH in a 65 MPH zone, Mitchell Perry accidently struck and killed a child who was crossing the street. Did Mitchel commit second-degree murder? What’s your verdict?

24. Negatively Influenced?
When Carman Deck appeared before jury to be sentenced after a murder conviction, he was in chains and shackles. The jury sentenced him to death. Deck later appealed his sentence, arguing that the chains and shackles had negatively influenced the jury.

25. Crimes against People:
Assault and Battery Simple vs. Aggravated

26. Crimes against People
Kidnapping

27. I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Monday, October 2, 2017
Welcome!
I am so happy to have you all in class today 
Do Now:
Make sure your cell phones are on silent and off to the side.
Be seated before the bell rings.

28. Crimes against People
Sex Offenses

29. Crimes against People
Domestic Violence

30. Crimes against Property
Larceny

31. Crimes against Property
Burglary

32. Crimes against Property
Robbery

33. Crimes against Property
Vandalism

34. Crimes against Society and Government
Treason Perjury Obstruction of Justice