Criminal Law (University Casebook Series) [Hardcover]

Richard J. Bonnie (Author), Anne M. Coughlin (Author), John C., Jr. Jeffries (Author), Peter W. Low (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1587787202 | ISBN-13: 978-1587787201 | Publication Date: June 7, 2004 | Edition: 2

Black Letter Outlines are designed to help a law student recognize and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course. Black Letter Outlines can be used both as a study aid when preparing for classes and as a review of the subject matter when studying for an examination. Each Black Letter Outline is written by experienced law school professors who are recognized national authorities in their subject area.

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Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law, University of Virginia --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1360 pages
• Publisher: Foundation Pr; 2 edition (June 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587787202
• ISBN-13: 978-1587787201
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.7 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The premier commercial outline for Bonnie, Coughlin, Jeffries, and Low, November 1, 2007

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J. "Words Dance Before my Eyes in a Meani... (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Letter Outline on Criminal Law (Black Letter Outlines) (Paperback)

This outline was written by Peter Low, the most recent editor of the Criminal Law, 2nd Ed. casebook by Bonnie, Coughlin, Jeffries Jr., and Low.

It tracks the most closely with the casebook's topics and teaching approach of any of the major commercial outlines. (I personally found Emmanuel's the worst; it was followed by Gilbert's, which was passable, and finally E&E, whose broad, non-outline approach actually explained the topics relatively well.)

If you're a 1L, you've realized by now that you don't take Crim in the same way that you might have taken Physics or Linear Algebra: you take Crim -with- So-and-So. In the same way, you should be reading a commercial outline by the same author as your casebook.

If you're taking Crim and using the Bonnie text, I highly recommend Low's Black Letter Outline.

Good luck.

2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Resource, July 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Criminal Law (AK-Sg) (Hardcover)

This textbook is a testament to the fact that Richard Bonnie is truly one of the giants in the field of criminal law. Everything this man writes is valuable; the chapters on mental health and insanity alone make purchasing this book worthwhile (Bonnie is an expert on the insanity defense). This book definitely leant itself to rich and provocative classroom discussions. I enjoyed the book almost as much as I enjoyed his class. I would recommend this text to any professor who is interested in spicing up his or her criminal law classes.