General information: 

Prepare a comprehensive analysis paper applying the knowledge gained in CCJ5500, Criminal Law to a landmark Supreme Court case. Please note that minimum requirements for your final essay include four scholarly sources, with one being a peer-reviewed journal article published within the last seven years. The minimum word count is 1700 words, not including the reference page. Your paper must demonstrate mastery of applicable APA rules. Your paper must have a title page, an Abstract, appropriate headings, and a Conclusion. 

The Assignment: You are to select one landmark United States Supreme Court criminal case for in-depth review and analysis. The case you select cannot be a case discussed in the Complete assignments in units one through six. It can be one of the other cases discussed in your text.

After you have selected a landmark Supreme Court case, prepare a comprehensive analysis of the case, including:

An identification and narrative description of the defendant,

A complete description of the crime the defendant allegedly committed,

How the defendant’s motive/intent/opportunity (if applicable) were shown in the defendant’s criminal trial 

An explanation of the defense used during trial (alibi, excuse, justification, or procedural defense) 

If you had been the defense attorney in this case was there anything you would have done differently?

Describe the precedents established by the Court’s decision. Have these precedents been modified by lower courts since the original decision was published? 

If you had been on the Supreme Court when the case was decided, how would you have ruled, and why?