Criminal Law and Procedures
This course reviews the historical development of criminal law and its use by the criminal justice system. This course deals with the substantive criminal law, that is, the part of law which defines criminal acts and determines whether or not particular persons accused of crimes are indeed guilty. The course examines the common law origins of the elements of the criminal law and its contemporary forms. Emphasis is placed on evaluation of an offense and the elements that need to be presented to prove the crime.
The textbooks required for the course are: The Christian Burial Case: An
Introduction to Criminal and Judicial Procedure
by Thomas N.
Morris and Principles of Criminal Law 3rd Edition by Harvey Wallace and
Clifford Roberson.
To access the Iowa Criminal Code click
on button.
You want Title XVI of the code.
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