β Scribed by Joshua Dressler
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
This popular casebook, through the selection of classic and modern cases, provides an excellent tool for teaching students the common law foundations of the criminal law and modern statutory reform, including the Model Penal Code. Along the way, the casebook considers modern controversies (e.g., shaming punishment, rape law, self-defense by battered women, euthanasia, the role of culture in determining culpability), and creatively uses literature (e.g., examining insanity through Edgar Allen Poe's The-Tell Tale Heart) and even brain teasers to confront (as the Preface states) the Big Questions . . . that philosophers, theologians, scientists, and poets, as well as lawyers, have grappled with for centuries.
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<p> The book covers all aspects of the law from pre-trial to sentencing procedures, illustrated by cases, articles, notes, and diagrams.</p>
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Ninth edition. | Frederick, MD: Aspen Publishing, [2021] | Series: Aspen casebook series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: βTraditional first year criminal law textbookββProvided by publisher
xxxv, 1015 pages ; 27 cm