Understanding criminal law / Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Professor of Law Emeritus, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University

Author:: Dressler, Joshua
Published:: Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2022]
Edition:: Ninth edition.
Physical Description:: xxxv, 618 pages ; 26 cm.

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Carolina Academic Press understanding series

Contents:

Criminal law : an overview -- Principles of criminal punishment -- Sources of the criminal law -- Constitutional limits on the criminal law -- Legality -- Proportionality -- Burdens of proof -- Presumptions -- Actus reus -- Mens rea -- Strict liability -- Mistakes of fact -- Mistakes of law -- Causation -- Concurrence of elements -- Defenses : an overview -- Justifications and excuses -- Self-defense -- Defense of others -- Defense of property and habitation -- Law enforcement defenses -- Necessity -- Duress -- Intoxication -- Insanity -- Diminished capacity -- Attempt -- Solicitation -- Conspiracy -- Liability for the acts of others : complicity -- Criminal homicide -- Theft -- Rape (sexual assault).

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ISBN:

9781531021726 (paperback)
1531021727 (paperback)

Other Edition:

Revision of: Dressler, Joshua. Eighth edition. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2018]

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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