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Diverse Case Perspectives

A finding aid for diverse case perspectives for cases commonly taught in 1L classes.

How to use these tables

Each table on this page reflects a specific subtopic frequently taught in Criminal Law. The column on the left includes a case with a link to the full-text in Westlaw.  The column on the right includes links to specific pages where the case is discussed within different textbooks and supplements. This list will be continuously updated as the body of diverse case perspectives continues to grow. 

Addiction, Alcoholism, and Status Offenses

Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968)  
Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962) Criminal Law Stories (p.47)

Due Process and the Scope of Criminal Laws

Aprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000)  
Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357 (1978)  
Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970)  
Brogan v. United States, 522 U.S. 398 (1998)  
Bronston v. United States, 409 U.S. 352 (1973)  
City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999)  
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990)  
Erotic Services Provider Legal Education and Research Project v. Gascon, 880 F.3d 450 (2018) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 14)
In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 4)
Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997)  
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) Feminist Judgments: Supreme Court (ch. 25)
McBoyle v. U.S., 283 U.S. 25 (1931)  
Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 4)
Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197 (1977)  
People v. Douglas, 788 P.2d 640 (Cal. 1990) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 4)
People v. Hickman, 297 N.E.2d 582 (Ill. App. 3d Dist. 1973)  
Pugin v. Garland, 599 U.S. 600 (2023)  
State v. Guminga, 395 N.W.2d 344 (Minn. 1986)  
U.S. v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (1999) Criminal Law Stories (p. 399)
Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997)  
Whitner v. State, 492 S.E.2d 777 (N.C. 1997) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 12)
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Bigfire, 621 F.2d 269 (1980) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 7)

Elements of a Crime

Barber v. Superior Court, 147 Cal.App.3d 1006 (Cal.App.2.Dist)  
Commonwealth v. Atencio, 189 N.E.2d 223 (Mass. 1963)  
Commonwealth v. Mitchneck, 198 A. 463 (Pa. Super. 1938)  
Commonwealth v. Mochan, 110 A.2d 788 (Pa. Super. 1955)  
Commonwealth v. Root, 170 A.2d 310 (Pa. 1961)  
Elonis v. U.S., 575 U.S. 723 (2015)  
Hicks v. United States, 150 U.S. 442 (1893)  
Jones v. United States, 308 F.2d 307 (D.C. Cir. 1962)  
Martin v. State, 17 So. 2d 427 (Ala. Ct. App. 1944)  
People v. Acosta, 232 Cal.App.3d 1375 (Cal.App. 4 Dist.,1991)  
People v. Arzon, 401 N.Y.S.2d 156 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1978)  
People v. Bray, 52 Cal.App.3d 494 (Cal.App. 1975)  
People v. Dillard, 154 Cal.App.3d 261 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1984)  
People v. Grant, 360 N.E.2d 809 (Ill. App. 4th Dist. 1977)  
People v. Hood, 462 P.2d 370 (Cal. 1969)  
People v. Kevorkian, 527 N.W.2d 714 (Mich. 1994)  
People v. Newton, 8 Cal.App.3d 359 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1970)  
People v. Olsen, 685 P.2d 52 (Cal. 1984)  
People v. Ryan, 626 N.E.2d 51 (N.Y. 1993)  
People v. Wu, 286 Cal. Rptr. 868 (1991) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 6)
Pope v. State, 396 A.2d 1054 (Md. 1979)  
Proctor v. State, 176 P. 771 (Okla. Crim. App. 1918)  
Regina v. City of Sault Ste. MarieRegina v. City of Sault Ste. Marie, 85 D.L.R.3d 161 (1978)  
Regina v. Cunningham, [1957] 2 Q.B. 396  
Regina v. Faulkner, 13 Cox C.C. 550 (1877)  
Regina v. Kingston, [1994] 3 All E.R. 353  
Regina v. Prince, L.R. 2 Cr. Cas. Res. 154 (1875)  
Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600 (1994) Criminal Law Stories (p. 85)
State v. Colvin, 645 N.W.2d 449 (Minn. 2002)  
State v. DiPetrillo, 922 A.2d 124 (R.I. 2007)  
State v. Hayes, 16 S.W. 514 (Mo. 1891)  
State v. McFadden, 320 N.W.2d 608 (Iowa 1982)  
State v. Walden, 306 N.C. 466 (1982) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 10)
United States v. Jewell, 532 F.2d 697 (9th Cir. 1976)  

Homicide

Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735 (2006) Criminal Law Stories (p. 263)
Commonwealth v. Carroll, 194 A.2d 911 (Pa. 1963)  
Commonwealth v. Malone, 47 A.2d 445 (Pa. 1946)  
Commonwealth v. Welansky, 55 N.E.2d 902 (Mass. 1944)  
Ex Parte Farley, 109 P. 295 (Okla. Crim. App. 1910)  
Girouard v. State, 583 A.2d 718 (Md. 1991)  
Hines v. State, 578 S.E.2d 868 (Ga. 2003)  
Keeler v. Superior Court, 470 P.2d 617 (Cal. 1970)  
Mayes v. People, 106 Ill. 306 (1883)  
People v. Berry, 556 P.2d 777 (Cal. 1976)

Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 2)

Criminal Law Stories (p. 129)
People v. Bland, 48 P.3d 1107 (Cal. 2002)  
People v. Burton, 491 P.2d 793 (Cal. 1971)  
People v. Campbell, 335 N.W.2d 27 (Mich. App. 1983)  
People v. Casassa, 404 N.E.2d 1310 (N.Y. 1980)  
People v. Chun, 203 P.3d 425 (Cal. 2009)  
People v. Hall, 999 P.2d 207 (Colo. 2000)  
People v. Phillips, 414 P.2d 353 (Cal. 1966)  
People v. Walker, 204 N.E.2d 594 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 1965)  
People v. Washington, 402 P.2d 130 (Cal. 1965)  
Regina v. Dudley and Stephens, 14 Q.B.D. 273 (1884)  
Regina v. Serné, 16 Cox Crim. Cas. 311 (1887)  
Rogers v. Tennessee, 532 U.S. 451 (2001)  
Rowland v. State, 35 So. 826 (Miss. 1904)  
State v. Canola, 374 A.2d 20 (N.J. 1977)  
State v. Guthrie, 461 S.E.2d 163 (W. Va. 1995)  
State v. Hunter, 740 P.2d 559 (Kan. 1987)  
State v. Lyerla, 424 N.W.2d 908 (S.D. 1988)  
State v. Williams, 484 P.2d 1167 (Wash. 1971) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 9)
Tison v. Arizona, 481 U.S. 137 (1987)  
United States v. Fleming, 739 F.2d 945 (4th Cir. 1984)  

Miscellaneous

Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)  

Necessity and Duress Defenses

Commonwealth v. Keller, 43 A. 198 (Pa. 1899) Criminal Law Stories (p. 23)
People v. Unger, 362 N.E.2d 319 (Ill. 1977)  
State v. Toscano 378 A.2d 755 (N.J. 1977)  
United States v. Nwoye, 663 F.3d 460 (2011) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 13)
United States v. Schoon, 971 F.2d 193 (9th Cir. 1991)  

Possession

United States v. Maldonado, 23 F.3d 4 (1st Cir. 1994)  

Prosecutors and Plea Bargains

United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (1996)  

Rape

Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584 (1977) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 3)
Commonwealth v. Blache, 880 N.E.2d 736 (Mass. 2008) Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 8)
Commonwealth v. Sherry, 437 N.E.2d 224 (Mass. 1982)  
People v. Barnes, 721 P.2d 110 (Cal. 1986)  
People v. Evans, 379 N.Y.S.2d 912 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1975)  
State in the Interest of M.T.S., 609 A.2d 1266 (N.J. 1992)  
State v. Rusk, 424 A.2d 720 (Md. 1981)

Feminist Judgments: Criminal Law (ch. 5)

Criminal Law Stories (p. 171)

Solicitation

Buck v. Davis, 137 S. Ct. 759 (2017) Integrating Doctrine and Diversity (ch. 4)
State v. Davis, 6 S.W.2d 609 (Mo. 1928)  

Strict Liability

Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246 (1952)  
Staples v. United States, 511 U.S. 600 (1994)