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010 _a 2016034592
020 _a9781454868217
_q(hbk.)
020 _a145486821X
_q(hbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)954203811
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_cTZ-ArACH
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049 _aTZAA
050 0 0 _aKF9219
_b.K35 2017
100 1 _aKaplan, John,
_d1929-1989,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCriminal law :
_bcases and materials /
_cJohn Kaplan, Late Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Stanford University ; Robert Weisberg, Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law, Faculty Co-Director, Stanford Criminal Justice Center, Stanford University ; Guyora Binder, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Law, Hodgson Russ Faculty Scholar, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
250 _aEighth edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bWolters Kluwer,
_c2017.
300 _axxxiii, 1205 pages ;
_c26 cm.
490 1 _aAspen casebook series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _a"[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."--
650 0 _aCriminal law
_zUnited States
_vCases.
650 7 _aCriminal law.
_2fast
651 7 _aUnited States.
_2fast
655 7 _aCasebooks (Law)
_2fast
655 7 _aTrials, litigation, etc.
_2fast
655 7 _aCasebooks (Law)
_2lcgft
700 1 _aWeisberg, Robert,
_d1946-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aBinder, Guyora,
_eauthor.
830 0 _aAspen casebook series.
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_cBOOK
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