Wolters Kluwer Law & Business |
Contents
A Very Short Introduction | 1 |
Nature of Criminal Law | 3 |
Elements of a Crime | 17 |
Strict Liability Crimes | 41 |
Mistake of Fact | 51 |
Mistake of Law | 71 |
Causation | 91 |
Homicide An Overview | 117 |
Conspiracy | 279 |
Introduction to Defenses Selfdefense and Defense of Another | 309 |
Defense of Property Law Enforcement Defenses and Necessity | 339 |
Duress | 363 |
Insanity | 379 |
Intoxication Infancy and Entrapment | 401 |
Rape | 417 |
Theft Crimes | 431 |
Homicide Murder | 131 |
Manslaughter | 157 |
Felony Murder and Misdemeanor Manslaughter Unlawful Act Doctrine | 179 |
Attempt | 203 |
Solicitation and Other Inchoate Offenses | 233 |
Accomplice Liability | 251 |
Common terms and phrases
accomplice liability Accordingly actually actus reus ANALYSIS apply argue assault behavior believed burglary chapter charged claim co-conspirator commit a crime common law consider conspiracy convicted correct answer criminal law culpability dant deadly force defendant acted defendant’s drugs duress defense duty to retreat example fact defense felony murder felony-murder doctrine felony-murder rule first-degree murder guilty of attempted guilty of murder heat of passion illegal imminent incorrect insanity defense intent to kill intoxication intoxication defense involuntary manslaughter issue jurisdictions jury larceny Levenson’s Picks M’Naghten malice mental mistake of fact mistake of law Model Penal Code necessity defense negligent homicide neighbor’s Penal Code approach police premeditation problem prosecution prosecutors prove provocation proximate cause punishment purpose question rape rea requirement reasonable person reckless responsible risk self-defense sentence shooting situation standard statute strict liability crime strict liability offense theft threat unlawful victim violate wrong answer