Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Criminal Process (Professor Heather Winslow)/Articles

Extra Credit Procedure

 * Procedure
 * Signup for a Wikipedia account and email your username to Chris Nofal.
 * Video on creating an account, Account and user page creation handout
 * Browse Wikipedia and find three (3) cases for which Wikipedia has no article.
 * Email your three (3) proposed cases to Chris Nofal by February 23, 2012.
 * Chris will make sure everyone has a unique case.
 * Write a legal brief for the case that Chris selects for you.
 * The legal brief should include:
 * Summary of the Holding(s) (1 paragraph)
 * Background of the Case (2-3 paragraphs)
 * Majority Opinion (5-6 paragraphs)
 * Dissenting Opinion (2-4 paragraphs)
 * Controversy, Public Opinion, or Legal Criticism (1-3 paragraphs)
 * The following articles are examples that you should look to:
 * Apprendi v. New Jersey
 * United States v. Booker
 * Bryan v. MacPherson
 * Your legal briefs should comply with the following Wikipedia policies
 * Five pillars, a explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles
 * E-mail your legal briefs to Chris Nofal by Friday, March 30, 2012.
 * All sources must be cited using the Bluebook. Do not use footnotes. Legal briefs should be of publishable quality.

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List of Extra Credit Articles
This table will list each article that a student is working on, and which other students will be peer reviewers for the article.

Student Usernames
List of students' usernames in no particular order.
 * 1) User:LorinJenkins
 * 2) User:Ttann1984
 * 3) User:DaraFG
 * 4) User:Njlaw
 * 5) User:Bkwirm
 * 6) User:Rlp2102
 * 7) User:Readua
 * 8) User:Ksslaw
 * 9) User:Pubdefender
 * 10) User:Shaka7
 * 11) User:Cwcrimprac2012
 * 12) User:Amitbpatel
 * 13) User:Brindle21
 * 14) User:JS150
 * 15) User:Mmc856
 * 16) User:Cls220
 * 17) User:Tikibird49
 * 18) User:Grapesdarken
 * 19) User:Robinfagan

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