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Glannon Guide to Criminal Law » (2nd Edition)

Book cover image of Glannon Guide to Criminal Law by Laurie L. Levenson

Authors: Laurie L. Levenson
ISBN-13: 9780735579552, ISBN-10: 0735579555
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: May 2009
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Laurie L. Levenson

Book Synopsis

Interactive and user-friendly, The Glannon Guide to Criminal Law uses explanatory text and multiple-choice questions to review course content and show the reader how to correctly analyze and answer multiple-choice exam questions. A useful review for

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

1 A Very Short Introduction 1

2 Nature of Criminal Law 3

3 Elements of a Crime 17

4 Strict Liability Crimes 39

5 Mistake of Fact 49

6 Mistake of Law 69

7 Causation 89

8 Homicide-An Overview 115

9 Homicide-Murder 129

10 Manslaughter 155

11 Felony Murder and Misdemeanor Manslaughter (Unlawful Act Doctrine) 177

12 Attempt 201

13 Solicitation and Other Inchoate Offenses 231

14 Accomplice Liability 249

15 Conspiracy 277

16 Introduction to Defenses, Self-Defense, and Defense of Another 307

17 Defense of Property, Law Enforcement Defenses, and Necessity 335

18 Duress 357

19 Insanity 373

20 Intoxication, Infancy, and Entrapment 395

21 Rape 411

22 Theft Crimes 427

23 Other Crimes Against Person and Property 443

24 Sentencing and the Death Penalty 455

25 Closing Closers 467

Index 489

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