Kaplan, John, 1929-1989.

Criminal law: cases and materials. / - 4th ed. / John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder. - Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Law & Business, c2000. - xxxix, 1245 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + teacher's manual.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxi-[xxxviii]) and index.

Contents: The purpose and limits of punishment -- The criminal act -- The guilty mind -- Causation -- Intentional homicide -- Unintentional homicide -- Capital murder and the death penalty -- Defensive force, necessity and dures -- Mental illness as a defense -- Attempt -- Complicity -- Conspiracy -- Criminal liability of corporations -- Theft offenses -- Rape -- Appendix A: A note on the model penal code -- Appendix B: The model penal code -- Table of cases -- Table of model penal code sections -- Index.

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