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A free online textbook that covers the basics of criminal law in the United States, using a two-step process of dissecting and analyzing legal concepts and applying them to fact patterns. The book is available in PDF, eBook, XML and ODF formats and has 14 chapters and an appendix.
This PDF document introduces the basic concepts and categories of criminal law in the United States. It covers the definition, purpose, principles, and sources of criminal law, as well as some examples of unusual and surprising criminal offenses.
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- Professor of Law and Director of Lawyering Skills & Values Program
- Director of Legal Writing and Professor of Law
- David Crump
- Neil P. Cohen
- Dedications
- Additional Dedications
- Acknowledgments
- PREFACE
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Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law School
Drake University Law School CRIMINAL LAW: CASES, MATERIALS, AND LAWYERING STRATEGIES THIRD EDITION
John B. Neibel Professor of Law University of Houston Law Center
Retired W.P. Toms Distinguished Professor of Law, and UTK Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law
The Third Edition is dedicated to our friend and coauthor Professor Penny Pether, who passed away from a lengthy and difficult illness during its preparation. We miss her energy, warmth, and substantial intellectual abilities. Although her extended illness prevented her from participating in this edition, the book continues to reflect her many cont...
Penny Pether submitted the following dedication before her death: For Professor David S. Caudill, with sincere thanks and profound gratitude; for my remarkable students, with genuine affection; and for my co-authors, for pulling my weight as well as theirs in this shocker of a year. From John Parry: To my family From Neil Cohen: To my newest daught...
For the Third Edition, we are grateful for the outstanding research assistance of Jennifer Kristiansen (Lewis & Clark Law School) and Guy Noyes (University of San Francisco Law School), to Dean Ron Micon of the University of San Francisco Law School for generous support of the project, and to Lisa Frenz and Sue Page at Lewis & Clark Law School for ...
We Wanted to Create a Different Kind of Criminal Law Casebook from those that are already on the market. But at the same time, we wanted a familiar organization, with all of the subjects that are part of a traditional casebook. Traditional Organization and Coverage. This casebook contains all of the subjects that ought to be covered in a first cour...
A comprehensive textbook on criminal law, covering the purposes, sources, elements, and processes of the criminal law. Includes cases, problems, notes, and questions to help students understand and apply the law.
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Dec 17, 2015 · Download this book to learn about the basics of criminal law in the United States. It covers the legal system, constitutional protections, elements of a crime, defenses, parties to crime, inchoate offenses, and more.
criminal laws and defenses using general state principles, federal law, the Constitution, and the Model Penal Code as guidelines. Although it is neither possible nor desirable to discuss every criminal law, this textbook provides a basic yet thorough overview of the American criminal justice system. After
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Jun 6, 2023 · A free ebook by Frank A. Schubert that covers the fundamental principles and concepts of criminal law in the United States. Download or stream the PDF file from the Internet Archive website.
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