Identify the law and the state statute you are using. Most states have their statutes online. If you can''t find your state statutes, you can use Idaho - do a search under the keywords Idaho State Statutes. List the elements of the law (what you need to prove in order to find a person guilty under the law) Include a discussion of the mens rea and actus reus Research the common law history of the current law. (Before this law was enacted how did the State treat the crime - please use a law with plenty of common law history.) List out the elements that were used in common law (what you needed to prove in order to find a person guilty) Make recommendations for changes to the state statute and fully explain your reasoning for these changes.