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ACTIVITY 6

MJ650 Criminal Law and Procedure

Lesson 6: The Criminal Trial and Punishment

Activity 6: Case Briefs – Procedural Law (100 points)

For this activity, you are required to submit a formal brief on each of the three (3) cases below.

Bell v. Cone, 535 U.S. 685; 122 S. Ct. 1843. (2002). Retrieved from http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/01-400.ZS.html

United States v. Bass, 536 U.S. 862; 122 S. Ct. 2389. (2002). Retrieved from http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2001/2pet/7pet/2001-1471.pet.aa.pdf

Kelly v. South Carolina, 534 U.S. 246; 122 S. Ct. 726. (2002). Retrieved from http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-9280.ZO.html

Each brief will consist of a Procedural Section, Rule Section, and Case Summary.

The Procedural Section: Explains how the case got to the court and the issues in the case

The Rule Section: Explains the critical ruling by the court that is the law of the case

The Case Summary Section: Consists of a short summary of the case

Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style. (A 4-page minimum response total is required so plan to devote 1½ pages per each brief.)

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this assignment.