A short & happy guide to criminal law

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Thinking like a lawyer and learning like a law student -- An overview of criminal law -- The criminal process -- Statutory interpretation and sources of law -- Philosophies of punishment -- The guilty hand -- The guilty mind -- Mistakes and the guilty mind -- Intoxication -- Homicide: an overview -- Common law murder -- Premeditated and deliberate murder -- Felony murder -- Manslaughter -- Causation -- Rape -- Miscellaneous crimes against the person -- Property crimes -- Inchoate crimes: an overview -- Solicitation -- Conspiracy -- Attempt -- Complicity and liability for crimes of others -- Defensive force -- Duress and necessity -- Insanity and related defenses -- Tips for writing law school exam answers.

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