You will research the court case of Owen Labrie, who was charged with statutory rape and sexual assault while being a student at a Massachusetts preparatory school. Labrie was ultimately found guilty of statutory rape and endangering the welfare of a child, and the public became aware of the school "senior salute" which was meant to lure underclass girls to engage in sexual activity with upperclassmen. The Labrie case involved a variety of sensitive issues, including the concepts of intent, consent, statutory offenses and the general elements for sexual assault and rape.

This assignment will introduce you to the concept of case briefing and will also have you explain additional items of concern that will help you build an understanding of the case and the criminal prosecution. In completing the assessment, use information from the text, supplemental readings, videos, classroom discussions, and external sources, including electronic and print sources.

Use either American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines or Bluebook citation format.

Please be cognizant that, when using sources not normally considered scholarly, e.g., videos, television programs, and newspaper and magazine articles you will be held responsible for determining their scholarly value.

Your job is to fully brief the Labrie case, what was he charged with, what were the defenses, and, ultimately, was the court's verdict correct. Was the verdict correct?

The required sections of the paper are as follows:

I. Elements of the crime. Identify and discuss the elements of the crime, as the prosecution attempted to proved them against Labrie.

II. Defenses claimed by the defense. Identify and discuss any defenses claimed by Labrie.

III. Constitutional protection issues. Identify and discuss any constitutional protection issues.

IV. Case brief. Use the required formula:

1. Title and citation

2. Facts of the case

3. Issues

4. Holding (the final decision)

5. Reasoning (how the court arrived at this holding)

6. Analysis (how the facts of the case meet the legal criteria for prosecution)

V. Your judgment. If you were the judge or a juror in this case, would you have agreed with the outcome? If yes, explain why; if no, explain why.

You will research the court case of Owen Labrie, who was charged wi...