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Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach

5th Edition
Russell L. Weaver | John M. Burkoff | Catherine Hancock
ISBN: 9781685614584
Subject: Criminal Law
Format: Print & Electronic - Hardbound
Page Count: 884
Copyright: 2024 | Status: In Stock

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Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Interactive Casebook Series
Publication Date: 04/17/2024

Russell L. Weaver, University of Louisville School of Law

John M. Burkoff, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Catherine Hancock, Tulane University School of Law

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  • many new hypothetical problems
  • many new and revised "click-through" internet sites
  • many new references to places where students can obtain additional information
  • significant new and replaced principal cases, e.g., People v. Bovio, 206 A.D.3d 1568, 168 N.Y.S.3d 632 (4th Dept. 2022) and People v. Hendrix, 13 Cal.5th 933, 297 Cal.Rptr.3d 278, 515 P.3d 22 (2022) in Chapter 3; and People v. Ware, 14 Cal.5th 151, 301 Cal.Rptr.3d 511, 520 P.3d 601 (2022) in Chapter 7.
  • significant new Supreme Court decisions included or noted, e.g., Ruan v. United States, 597 U.S. 450, 142 S.Ct. 2370, 213 L.Ed.2d 706 (2022) in Chapter 3; and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, 598 U.S. 471, 143 S.Ct. 1206, 215 L.Ed.2d 244 (2023) in Chapter 5.
  • notes throughout Chapter 10 referencing the important 2022 revisions to the Model Penal Code crime of Sexual Assault

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