Introduction to Law and the Legal System
Journal # 1 Assignment (We will read in class and do this as a group) Journal 2 on your own.
Week 1   Journals for the Week of 1/20/2012


Due Date: 01/23/2012

The Shipwrecked Sailors

Name________________________

 

  1. Should Dudley and Stephens be tried for murder?

 

 

  1. As an attorney for Dudley and Stephens, (separate them) what arguments would you make on their behalf?

 

   

  1. As an attorney for the state what arguments would you make on the state’s behalf?

  

 

  1. If they are convicted, what should their punishment be?

 

 

  1. What purpose would be served by convicting Dudley and Stephens?

  

 

  1. What is the relationship between the law and morality in this case?  Was it morally wrong for Dudley and Stephens to kill Brooks?  Explain your answer.

  

 

  1. Can an act be legal but immoral?  Give at least two examples.

  

 

  1. Can an act be morally right but unlawful?  Give at least two examples.

 


 Extra Credit for this week

Definition of Jury Nullification-Define it using your own words, after linking to sample definitions
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4

Sample cases 1
Sample cases 2

 


Summarize a case of jury nullification. Cite the sources for your information.

Journal # 2 Assignment-Due 01/23/2012

  1. Click on the text that reads the Two Tales of Disasters.
  2.  Read about the two tales of disaster, The Donner Party and the Andes Plane Crash
  3. Summarize the two cases and then list the similarities and differences.
  4. How do the cases compare to the Shipwrecked Sailor case?

Two Tales of Disasters (Each of these articles have two pages, be sure you read both.)

Donner Party

Andes Plane Crash