TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kaplan,John
AU  - Weisberg,Robert
AU  - Binder,Guyora
TI  - Criminal law: cases and materials 
T2  - Aspen casebook series
SN  - 9781454868217
AV  - KF9219 .K35 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Wolters Kluwer, 
KW  - Criminal law
KW  - United States
KW  - Cases
KW  - fast
KW  - Casebooks (Law)
KW  - Trials, litigation, etc
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The purposes and limits of punishment -- The Criminal Act -- The guilty mind -- Causation -- Intentional homicide -- Unintentional homicide -- Capital murder and the death penalty -- Defense force, necessity, and duress -- Mental illness as a defense -- Attempt -- Complicity -- Conspiracy -- Rape -- Theft offenses -- Perjury, false statements, and obstruction of justice
N2  - "[This book examines] criminal law under both the Model Penal Code and common law. Interspersed with ... excerpts that provide social, political, and criminological background the black letter law, this casebook focuses on an interdisciplinary approach that provides a useful starting point for classroom discussion. The eighth edition has been updated to provide coverage of recent changes in the law, especially in the areas of sentencing and the Eighth Amendment, and includes notes and questions, making the book more useful for exam preparation."--
ER  -