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| Modern Criminal Law: Cases, Comments And Questions (American Casebooks) | 
 enlarge | Author: Wayne R. Lafave
Publisher: Thomson West
Category: Book
List Price: $140.00
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Fourth Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 894
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.7 x 1.8
ISBN: 0314159029
Dewey Decimal Number: 345
EAN: 9780314159021
Publication Date: March 30, 2006
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* Covers criminal liability issues regarding harvesting of transplantable organs* Examines criminal prosecution of prenatal drug abuse* Discusses genetic makeup as a defense to criminal prosecution of violence* Looks at doctor or friend's role to end a terminally ill person's life by consent* Addresses default position regarding nonconsensual sexual intercourse* Explores parent's liability for failure to prevent offenses by their children* Offers examples of conspiracy and solicitation* Explores parties; liability for conduct of anotherThis law school casebook is intended for use in a basic course on the substantive criminal law. The major emphasis in this casebook is upon what is usually referred to as the "general part" of the criminal law, mental state and act, responsibility, justification and excuse, inchoate crimes and liability for the conduct of another. There is also special emphasis upon the actual and potential contributions of the legislative branch in resolving the difficult policy questions that exist in this field.
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