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Principles of Criminal Law

3rd Edition
Wayne R. LaFave
ISBN: 9781683285359
Subject: Criminal Law
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 850
Copyright: 2017 | Status: In Stock
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Expertly written to provide comprehensive coverage of the most crucial issues in a course, the Concise Hornbook Series features concise analyses by prominent scholars of basic areas of the law. The Series focuses on core principles and concepts fundamental to understanding the subject matter. LaFave's Principles of Criminal Law provides detailed discussion on the topics of responsibility, justification and excuse, inchoate crimes and accomplice liability. The book also gives attention to subjects such as causation, insanity and conspiracy.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Concise Hornbook Series
Publication Date: 02/17/2017

Wayne R. LaFave, University of Illinois College of Law

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Generally, the new edition reflects changes that have occurred in the field of substantive criminal law via statutes or court decisions over the past seven years. In particular, attention is given to U.S. Supreme Court decisions on:

  • the jury’s role in sentencing
  • sentencing limitations re juvenile offenders
  • preemption of state laws regarding aliens
  • the requirement of but-for causation between defendant’s conduct and results
  • limitations on the death penalty
  • requirements for accomplice liability in federal prosecutions

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