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Author
Title
Acing criminal law / John M. Burkoff.
Edition
Third Edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
Copyright
©2017.
Description
1 online resource (xv, 206 pages).
Series
Acing law school series.
Formatted Contents Note
Nature of criminal law
Actus reus
Mens rea
Mistake
Causation
Accomplice & vicarious liability
Attempt
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Assault
Sex crimes
Homicide
Theft
Jusitification defenses
Excuses
Conclusion: general examination tips
Appendix: mini-checklists.
Actus reus
Mens rea
Mistake
Causation
Accomplice & vicarious liability
Attempt
Conspiracy
Solicitation
Assault
Sex crimes
Homicide
Theft
Jusitification defenses
Excuses
Conclusion: general examination tips
Appendix: mini-checklists.
Summary
This study aid features an innovative method of content organization. It uses a checklist format to lead students through questions they need to ask to fully evaluate the legal problem they are trying to solve. It also synthesizes the material in a way that most students are unable to do on their own, and assembles the different issues, presenting a clear guide to procedural analysis that students can draw upon when writing their exams. Other study aids provide sample problems, but none offer the systematic approach to problem solving found in this book.
Source of Description
Print version record.
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Available in Other Form
Print version: Burkoff, John M. Acing criminal law. Third Edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
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Alternate Title
West Academic study aids.
Cover Title
Acing criminal law : a checklist approach to criminal law
Language
English
ISBN
9781683288084 (electronic book)
1683288084 (electronic book)
1683288084
1683288084 (electronic book)
1683288084
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