Expert authors provide an introduction to the definitions and elements of the various crimes and defenses, integrating both the common law and the Model Penal Code. Subjects covered include offenses against the person, habitation and occupancy, property, and other offenses. Reviews imputability, responsibility in general, limitations in criminal capacity, modifying circumstances, and special defenses.
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This book was invaluable for my crim law test. Dressler's casebook is poorly organized; his understanding criminal law is good for learning justifications and reasons for the black letter but is not organized to be a test-reference book.
This book is particularly well focused and well organized. It is perfectly designed for use on the test because you can find the black letter answer you are looking for very quickly. It also has an invaluable section on how best to organize a crim law essay answer, seperately identifying each of the necessary elements for each of the actors and making it so clear that the professor cannot miss any of the points you touch on. Note that you will need other resources for utilitarian / retributivist justifications, etc. If not for this book I would not have gotten an A in criminal law. That's about as good of an endorsement as I can give it. I
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These tapes provide a great overview for exam study. I also used to the tapes to determine how I would structure my essay answers. Worth the price. Note that the content of the tapes is similar to Dressler's "Understanding Criminal Law." The tapes provide an advantage, howevever, because Dressler often gives exam strategies on the tapes.
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The lecture is value packed, a terrific course overview. Methodical and thoughtfully designed. It was a great supplement to my studies. Interestingly, the author, wrote the textbook assigned to my class. I also would highly recommend Dressler's "Casenote" Criminal law outline as source for tons of practical hypo's.
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What distinguishes a criminal from a civil sanction and all that distinguishes it, is the judgment of community condemnation that accompanies and justifies its imposition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
disproportional punishment, socially valuable interest, deadly aggressor, inchoate conduct, proof that the actor, dependent intervening cause, mens rea term, target offense, common law larceny, common law murder, provocation doctrine, coerced actor, concurrence requirement, defendant purposely, larceny law, original common law, accomplice liability, mere custody, rea terms, reus elements, inchoate offenses, requisite mens rea, common law conspiracy, mislaid property, constitutes manslaughter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Model Penal Code, United States, Review Questions, Due Process Clause, Study Point, Wharton's Rule, Special Defense, Answers Provided, Special Problem, House of Lords, New York, Pennsylvania Model, Superior Court, Officer Betty, American Law Institute, Civil Procedure, Forms of Complicity Liability, Los Angeles, Rationale of Defense, Rationale of the Defense, Special Provision, State Attorney General, Statutory Construction New!
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What distinguishes a criminal from a civil sanction and all that distinguishes it, is the judgment of community condemnation that accompanies and justifies its imposition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
disproportional punishment, socially valuable interest, deadly aggressor, inchoate conduct, proof that the actor, dependent intervening cause, mens rea term, target offense, common law larceny, common law murder, provocation doctrine, coerced actor, concurrence requirement, defendant purposely, larceny law, original common law, accomplice liability, mere custody, rea terms, reus elements, inchoate offenses, requisite mens rea, common law conspiracy, mislaid property, constitutes manslaughter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Model Penal Code, United States, Review Questions, Due Process Clause, Study Point, Wharton's Rule, Special Defense, Answers Provided, Special Problem, House of Lords, New York, Pennsylvania Model, Superior Court, Officer Betty, American Law Institute, Civil Procedure, Forms of Complicity Liability, Los Angeles, Rationale of Defense, Rationale of the Defense, Special Provision, State Attorney General, Statutory Construction New!
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