Criminal Law

James R. Elkins
College of Law || West Virginia University
Fall, 2011

Course Assignments & Archive

Information about
the Use of Computer
Software in Taking
the Exam

Assignments Archive

The Course

Syllabus

Questions About the Course

Notes on Reading Criminal Law Cases

Reference Materials

West Virginia Statutory Homicide Provisions

West Virginia "Standard" Jury Instructions

WV Public Defender's Criminal Jury Instructions

[full-text of the 6th edition of the WV Public Defender's Jury Instructions]

Proposed Revisions of WV Jury Instructions

Background Readings

Model Penal Code: Background & Readings

Crime and Punishment Statistics

Disclaimer: In the links to websites and web naterials, I do not imply or suggest an endorsement of the website or its sponsor. The links have been chosen for illustrative & pedagogical purposes. I do not vouch for the accuracy or legal soundness of the "law" presented on any of the linked websites. The representations I made for pedagogical purposes (and those set forth in the linked webpages) should not be viewed as a substitute for a lawyer's advice and counsel, or in the case of a student, consultation with a professor or learned colleague. James R. Elkins

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