Skills & Values: Criminal Law

by Andrew E. Taslitz, Lenese C. Herbert, Eda Katharine Tinto

Contents:
Charging and sentencing --
Statutory interpretation --
Actus Reus --
Mens Rea basics --
Mens Rea complications and failure of proof --
Defenses --
The proof process : burdens of production and persuasion and proof planning --
Homicide I --
Homicide II, manslaughter and felony murder --
Rape --
Attempt and solicitation --
Conspiracy --
Accomplice liability --
Self-defense --
Entrapment and outrageous government conduct --
Intoxication, insanity, and competency --
The death penalty.

202 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Andrew E. Taslitz, Director, Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute, Washington College of Law, American University