Class 5 (Revised) - From Sentencing to Defining Crimes: What Matters?

Prepare:

In Class:  Discuss Courtney sentencing possibilities under Federal Sentencing Guidelines.  Talk about seriousness of conduct and how it should be criminalized and graded.

Reflect:

1. Just what were we doing in class today?  Why do you think it was appropriate to spend a whole class looking at the questions we addressed?  How does the discussion we had relate to the topic stated above? 

2. What did matter in determining the seriousness of the possible offenses we looked at?  State of mind?  Threatened harm?  Actual harm?  Anything else?  Which should matter, and at what level?

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