Criminal law:examples & explanations

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Singer Richard G
Group Author: La Fond John Q
Published: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers,
Publisher Address: Austin New York, NY
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Examples & explanations series
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Item Description: Criminal law examples and explanations.
Carrier Form: xxvii, 551 p.: ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9780735562431
0735562431
Index Number: D971
CLC: D971.24
Call Number: D971.24/S617/4th.ed.
Contents: Rev. ed. of: Criminal law examples and explanations. / Richard G. Singer. 3rd ed. c2004.
Includes index.
The sources and limitations of the criminal law -- The purposes of punishment -- Actus reus -- The doctrines of Mens rea -- Mistake -- Strict liability -- Causation -- Homicide -- Rape -- Theft -- Solicitation -- Attempt -- Conspiracy -- Complicity -- Defenses : an initial survey -- Acts in emergency : justification vs. excuse -- Defenses based on individual Characteristics.