Criminal Law (Examples & Explanations) - Softcover

Singer, Richard G.; LA Fond, John Q.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735588295 ISBN 13: 9780735588295

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2010

Synopsis

Many great features maintain the reliability of this text: - utilizes current, well-known cases, some of which have not yet reached the appellate courts or even gone to litigation, to make the material current and easily applicable - includes explanations that provide analysis of both prosecution and defense arguments, offering a pedagogical approach that provides valuable exam-writing skills for students - remains highly readable and accessible, often incorporating popular culture and humor to spark students interest - offers a straightforward presentation through clear, introductory text that enables students to understand and apply principles - incorporates visual aids, in the form of graphs, charts and other illustrations, to demonstrate legal standards and concepts Updated to reflect recent developments since the Third Edition was published, including: - more coverage of medical-based excuses, such as Prozac, Serotonin, Testosterone, etc. - examples and explanations based on prescription druginduced sleepwalking, death caused by abuse of time-release pain-killing patches, and void for vagueness challenges to laws limiting where sex offenders can live or travel - florida self-defense and right-to-carry laws - recent Supreme Court cases on the insanity defense (Arizona v. Clark) and duress (Dixon v. United States) - recent Supreme Court case on mental competency - over 50 new examples, including materials on: i. steroid rage ii. the Zoloft (Prozac) defense iii. terrorism statutes and prosecutions iv. the San Francisco dog maul case

About this edition

• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0735588295
• ISBN 13: 9780735588295
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 592