CMJ 213 - Principles of Criminal Law

3 credits

The sources of criminal law with emphasis on the Constitutional limitations of state action in criminal offenses, as well as the substantive elements of major criminal offenses and the defenses thereto. A case method approach is used in developing the subject matter of the course. [FALL] Three hours lecture per week.
Prereq/Corequisite:
Take ENG 094+ and MAT 023 as pre or corequisites, or appropriate placement scores.

Note: All developmental courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better in order to progress to the next developmental level or into college-level courses.

This course is also offered as PLG 213.