Select a criminal law case from the Opinions of the Court page of the U.S. Supreme Court website. Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes, in which you address...

Select
a criminal law case from the
Opinions of the Court
page of the U.S. Supreme Court website.

Create
a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes, in which you address the following:

• Summarize the case.


• Who were the main parties in the case?


• What were the charges?


• What defense was used? Refer to Ch. 6 of
  Essential Criminal Law
  for possible defenses.


• What was the decision?


• Identify the functions and effects of criminal law in modern society reflected in the case you selected.


• What function did the law serve in the case?


• What effect did the law have in the case?