Prepare:
Read United States v. X-Citement Video and United States v. Langley
Think about the questions posed in the Study Guides:
Write answers to the questions sufficient for you to participate fully in class discussion
In Class: Analysis of X-Citement Video and Langley
Reflect:
Before working through the problems, I recommend you do three things:
1) Identify what tools of statutory construction you have that apply generally to all (or almost all) statutory interpretation.
2) Identify the tools you have to distinguish when a statute is true strict liability (no state of mind) from when a state of mind is implied.
3) Identify the tools you have to help determine to which element(s) a mens rea (stated or implied) extends in a statute.
Do not do research on the problems for Monday. Rather, think about them in the context of what we have learned and the tools you have available.
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