Criminal Law Cases and Materials

Name: Criminal Law Cases and Materials
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ISBN: 9781454806981

ISBN-10: 1454806982

ISBN-13: 9781454806981

Edition: 7th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder

List price: $279.00

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Criminal Law: Cases and Materials has long been respected for itsdistinguished authorship. The late John Kaplan’s extraordinary workcontinues with the scholarship of Robert Weisberg and Guyora Binder.Their renowned interdisciplinary approach fuels class discussion as itenriches study. Logically organized into six categories, the textaddresses the purposes and limits of punishment and considers themeaning and types of crime. Well-edited cases, interesting materials,and clear notes combine with cutting-edge issues and important socialquestions, such as who and why we punish. Especially strong are thediscussions on the death penalty, rape, and other forms of sexualassault as well as sentencing…

Book details

List price: $279.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Publication date: 7/26/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1168
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 4.004
Language: English



Summary of Contents


Introduction



Just Punishment



The Purposes and Limits of Punishment



The Elements of the Criminal Offense



The Criminal Act



The Guilty Mind



Causation



Homicide Offenses



Intentional Homicide



Unintentional Homicide



Capital Murder and the Death Penalty



Justification and Excuse



Defensive Force, Necessity, and Duress



Mental Illness as a Defense



Attribution of Criminality



Attempt



Complicity



Conspiracy



Additional Offenses



Rape



Theft Offenses



Perjury, False Statements, and Obstruction of Justice



A Note on the Model Penal Code



The Model Penal Code