Cases and Materials on Criminal Law (American Casebook Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0314233075 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1054 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author McGeorge School of Law
Contains new subject-matter materials, including cases, excerpts from scholarly literature, and/or notes on race-based jury nullification, techniques of statutory interpretation, and statutory rape. Includes an excerpt from Willa Cather's O Pioneer (a Problem on homicide), and the complete Edgar Allan Poe short story The Tell-Tale Heart (a Problem on insanity).. The role of culture in determining culpability for criminal conduct; proposed "new defenses"; anti-stalking legislation and laws that punish inchoate conduct on the Internet; and federal mail, wire, and computer fraud laws
McGeorge School of Law
The cases are great to read, but the book is mediocre This book was required for my criminal law class (as it is for many law students) and I must admit that the cases were generally very interesting to read. Now having said that, the book has some faults. The huge sections devoted to opinions of various academics (for example those who are for and against the death penalty. "Awful" according to A Customer. This is a terrible book, but unfortunately you probably won't have much choice in whether or not to use it if it is required for your course. I agree with the other reviewer that the companion softbound supplement is far more useful in understanding the concepts presented. If you can find that or the Bar review multistat