Criminal law
Subtitle: cases and materials
By: by George E. Dix, M. Michael Sharlot.
Contributors: Sharlot, M. Michael.
Edition: 5th ed.
Series: American casebook series
Publisher: West Group
Published: 2002
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 931
Subjects: Criminal law -- United States -- Cases.
Genres: Cases.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter I Introduction; title: A Traditional Criminal Offenses; title: B Modern Criminal Codes; title: C Sentencing Provisions of Modern Criminal Codes; title: D Substantive Criminal Law Issues in Their Procedural Context; title: Chapter II Criminalization Policy; title: A The Nature of Criminal Liability; title: B Justification and Functions of Criminalization; title: Chapter III Constitutional Issues Regarding Criminaliza; title: tion and Punishment; title: A Proportionality; title: B Precision in Definition; title: C Need for a Culpable Mental State; title: D Proof of Guilt to the Jury: Elements of Crime and Allocating; title: the Procedural Burdens; title: Chapter IV General Principles of Criminal Liability: In; title: troduction; title: A Analyzing Criminal Liability; title: B A Problem of Legislative Purpose: The Unit of Prosecution; title: Issue; title: Chapter V General Principles of Criminal Liability: The; title: Act; title: A General Requirement of an Act; title: B Liability Based on Failure to Act; title: C Defining the Act Required for Particular Crimes; title: D Act Required by Property Offenses; title: E Act Required by Aggravated Property Offenses: Robbery and; title: Extortion; title: F Act Required by Offenses Directed at the Habitation: Burglary; title: and Arson; title: G Act Required by Offenses Directed at Personal Security: As; title: sault; title: H Distinguishing Related Offenses: Defning the Act Required for; title: Kidnapping; title: Chapter VI General Principles of Criminal Liability: The; title: State of Mind; title: A State of Mind Analysis and Types of Mental States; title: B The Standard State of Mind Requirement for Criminal Liabili; title: ty: "General Intent"; title: C State Of Mind Beyond "General Intent"; title: D State of Mind Less Than "General Intent": The "Strict Liabili; title: ty" Offenses; title: E "Defenses" Consisting Of "Disproof" Of State Of Mind; title: Chapter VII Homicide: Grading the Criminal Causation of; title: Death; title: A Statutory Formulations; title: B Killings With "Malice Aforethought"; title: C Premeditated and/or Deliberate Killings: First Degree Murder; title: D Provoked or Otherwise Mitigated Killings: Voluntary Man; title: slaughter; title: E Reckless and Negligent Killings: Involuntary Manslaughter and; title: Negligent Homicide ;; title: F Deaths Caused in the Perpetration of Crimes: Felony Murder; title: and Misdemeanor Manslaughter; title: Chapter VIII General Principles of Criminal Liability: Re; title: sults and the Requirement of Causation; title: Chapter IX General Principles of Criminal Liability: At; title: tendant Circumstances and Sexual Assault; title: A Lack of Consent and Awareness of Nonconsent Under Tradi; title: tional Rape Law; title: B Redefining Rape in Terms of Conduct; title: Chapter X The Inchoate Crimes; title: A Attempts; title: B Solicitation; title: C Conspiracy; title: Chapter XI General Principles of Criminal Liability: Com; title: plicity; title: A Liability as an "Aider and Abettor"; title: B Liability Under the Coconspirator Rule; title: C Vicarious Liability; title: Chapter XII "Defenses," Justification And Excuse; title: A Justification, Necessity, and Duress, Generally; title: B Defense of Persons, Property and Related Matters; title: C Entrapment; title: Chapter XIII Defenses and Other Doctrines Related to; title: Mental Illness; title: A The Defense of Insanity; title: B Diminished Capacity.