First Week Reading Assignments

First Readings for Fall 2024

This may not be an exclusive listing of all faculty members’ first assignment and class meeting notices. If you do not see a class that you are in listed below, it may be necessary to check with the faculty member.

Dates for Fall 2024

  •  The form for submitting assignments will be activated on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
    • Assignments will begin to be posted Thursday, August 1, 2024.
  • The form for submitting assignments will be deactivated on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
    • Assignments will be removed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Criminal Law (LAWS 524 §003)

Instructor Name(s)

Dimino

Textbook Information

Required (2):

Russell L. Weaver et al., Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach (West Academic, 5th ed. 2024), ISBN 978-1-68561-458-4.

Kathy Swedlow, Core Criminal Law (Carolina Academic Press 2021), ISBN 978-1-5310-1898-6.

 

Recommended (either one of these two):

Paul H. Robinson & Michael T. Cahill, Criminal Law (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2d ed. 2012), ISBN 978-1-4548-0731-5.

Joshua Dressler, Understanding Criminal Law (Carolina Academic Press, 9th ed. 2022), ISBN 978-1-5310-2172-6.

General Assignment Information

For the first class, please read pages 1-23 of the Casebook and the attached Missouri Halloween statute, as well as the attached syllabus.

Enroll in the Casebook Plus course by signing on to eproducts.westacademic.com and using this code: CRSE-26A4-K4RE-7MRF-NJUM.

Syllabus

Download Syllabus

Download Additional Materials

Dimino-1-LAWS524.pdf