Class 16: Practice in Interpreting Criminal Statutes:
Mens Rea and Mistake

Prepare:

Read  Dressler 135-137 (§10.06); 151-162 (top); 165-176(top)

Think about how you would use the tools you have learned in interpreting a criminal statute.  

Think about what role a defendant's mistake does and should play in determining criminal liability.  What is the relationship between mens rea and mistake?

Do the Food Coupon and Controlled Substance problems and be prepared to make arguments for both sides in class.

In Class:  Food Coupon and Controlled Substance Problems

Reflect: 

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