Criminal Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) [Paperback]

Arnold H. Loewy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2003 | ISBN-10: 0314145184 | ISBN-13: 978-0314145185 | Edition: 4

This text is a succinct exposition of substantive criminal law to which a student can turn for reliable guidance. For the student who likes to spend study time analyzing cases and/or law review articles, but would like to see a brief textual treatment of each day's assignment, this book provides that treatment. Also, the book provides an overview or perspective to aid the student in synthesizing an entire semester's worth of material. The text provides the scope and highlights you need to excel in understanding this field.

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University of North Carolina --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 335 pages
• Publisher: West Group; 4 edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0314145184
• ISBN-13: 978-0314145185
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There Are More Useful, July 10, 2001

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KC Reviews (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Criminal Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) (Paperback)

As a first year law student, I bought this book thinking it would help me and supplement the class. However, I found this book not very useful. In fact, I found it frustrating. I would find it brief in the places I needed the most hope and long and drawn out over issues that were simple. While the book does a nice job of covering basic concepts like mens rea {sorry if spellings wrong its been two years), I felt uncomfortable using it for specific crimes. Too often because either you're working from a model code or your own state's law, this book was only good for a general perspective. In addition, I feel that if you want something to help you and something more than the Emmanuel's, I recommend the "Understanding" Series. I bought that as well for this class, and I felt it was much better written and was focused on helping you to learn the actual issues. This book should probablely be used, if at all by practitioner or individuals who have already studied the material (like for bar review). I would encourage you to go elsewhere for help in learning the material.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Study Aide, April 10, 2009

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Hope H. Causey "smart reader" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Criminal Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) (Paperback)

The Nutshell series are some of the best I've used in law school, and trust me I've tried pretty much every type out there. Definetly a must buy!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT study aid, September 22, 2007

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Liza (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Criminal Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series) (Paperback)

This book was extremely helpful! I found it to be most useful when I read it after I read the course readings(as a review tool)...but of course, you should do whatever helps you learn best. However,I must stress, as tempted as one may get, DO NOT substitute it for the actual case readings!! There are a lot of details that are not mentioned in the horn book that law professors are interested in...and they test you on what THEY think is important, not what you think is.