Jumpstart criminal law [electronic resource] : reading and understanding criminal law cases and statutes / John M. Burkoff, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,
[2013]
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| Series: | Jumpstart series
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Jumpstart Criminal Law: Reading and Understanding Criminal Cases and Statutes |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- What can you learn from this book?
- Criminal law : glossary of common legal terms
- Context : jurisdictional variance and dual sovereignty
- Steps in the criminal justice process
- Criminal trials : judge and jury
- Statutory element analysis : the way criminal law works
- Criminal defenses : three distinct types
- What conduct is criminalized and why?
- Facts, rules and applications in criminal decisions : the importance of IRAC
- The importance of the actus reus and mens rea elements
- Focusing on Appellate decisions in criminal cases
- Taking criminal law exams for fun and profit
- Final thoughts.