Criminal law : cases and materials / Joshua Dressler, Stephen P. Garvey.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cases and materials on criminal law
American casebook series.
Main Authors: Dressler, Joshua (Author)
Garvey, Stephen P., 1965- (Author)
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2019]
Edition:Eighth edition.
Series:American casebook series.
Subjects:
Criminal law > United States > Cases.
Criminal law > United States.
Criminal law.
United States.
Casebooks (Law)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Genre:
Cases.
Casebooks (Law)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Physical Description:xlvi, 1,075 pages ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : setting the stage
  • Principles of punishment
  • Modern role of criminal statutes
  • Actus reus
  • Mens rea
  • Causation
  • Criminal homicide
  • Rape and related sexual offenses
  • General defenses to crimes
  • Inchoate offenses
  • Liability for the conduct of another
  • Theft.
  • Appendix. American Law Institute Model Penal Code.