Summer Intersession or Fall 2013 Initial Class Assignment for:

Juvenile Law

Instructor: Professor Michael E. Wheeler

First class date: 20 August 2013

Posting date: Jul 24, 2013 @ 09:01:44

Instructions:

TEXT:  McCarthy, Patton & Carr, "Juvenile Law and Its Processes": Cases and Materials (Third Edition)

CODE:  West's Texas Family Code (2012)


"Tuesday, 20 August 2013"

TEXT:

     Read   -   pp. 4 - 7
     Brief  -   Notes 1, 2, 4, and 5, pp. 7 - 10
     Brief  -   pp. 15 - 16 (The Consequences of Criminal Behavior)
     Brief  -   pp. 29 - 33 (Through Note 3)
     Read   -   Note 5, pp. 33 - 36
     Read   -   pp. 49 - 51 (Criminal Origin of The Court)
     Read   -   pp. 52 - 59 (History of the Juvenile Court)

CODE:  Secs. 51.01, 51.02 (2), (8), (15) and Sec. 51.03

NOTE:  Texas Juvenile Justice Website   http://www.tjjd.texas.gov/


"Thursday 22 August 2013"

TEXT:  Complete Tuesday's assignment

     Brief   -   p. 63 Mack, "The Juvenile Court"
     Brief   -   "In Re Gault", pp. 83 - 99
     Read    -   Notes 1 - 2, pp. 99 - 100
     Brief   -   "In Re Winship", pp. 100 - 103

CODE:  Secs. 51.04, 51.041, 51.042 and 51.17