Criminal law in a nutshell
Title:
Criminal law in a nutshell
Author:
Loewy, Arnold H.
ISBN:
9780314194961
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Edition:
5th ed.
Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN : West, c2009.
Physical Description:
xxxv, 347 p. ; 19 cm.
Series:
West nutshell series
Nutshell series.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
pt. I. Punishment. Punishment -- pt. II. Specific crimes. Homicide -- Causation -- Rape -- Other crimes against the person -- Self-defense and related defenses -- Crimes against property -- pt. III. Ingredients of a crime. Mens rea (intent) -- Actus reus -- pt. IV. Special defenses. Insanity -- Other defenses -- pt. V. Proof of facts. Burden of proof -- Presumptions and inferences -- pt. VI. Inchoate and group criminality. Attempt -- Accountability for the acts of others -- Conspiracy -- Corporate criminal liability -- pt. VII. Limitations of the criminal law. Limitations of the criminal law.
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