Law
The term paper will be submitted online through the “Turn-It-In” area of the
Assignment area of Blackboard. The term papers shall be written in Microsoft
Word and submitted in the same format. No hard copy of the paper is required.
Term paper requirements:
– 3 to 5 pages in length, not including the references
– Double spaced with 1” margins
– At least five references, not including the text book
– Limit of 2 (two) websites allowed as references
o Wikipedia cannot be used as a reference due to reliability issues
– APA format – no footnotes – with reference page
o Information on APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
o An abstract is not required
Review a criminal case which is being/has been tried in the United States. Explain
the case and the evidence that is being/was presented. Define the different types of
evidence and explain which category the evidence from the criminal case falls into.
Which pieces of evidence seem to be the strongest and why? What do you believe
the outcome of the case will be based on the evidence? If the case has been
adjudicated, do you agree with the outcome based on the evidence?
The types of evidence that will need to be defined are: direct, circumstantial, real,
document, and testimonial. Some pieces of evidence will fall into multiple
categories.
Court cases can be retrieved from current news articles in newspapers, reliable
magazines, reliable internet sources (such as www.cnn.com). Be sure to properly
cite the source in APA format and also to meet the reference minimum of 5 and the
maximum of two websites used.
No late papers will be accepted. Give yourself enough time to load the paper into





