About the Book

Many great features maintain the reliability of this text:
- utilizes current, well-known cases, some of which have not yet reached the appellate courts or even gone to litigation, to make the material current and easily applicable
- includes explanations that provide analysis of both prosecution and defense arguments, offering a pedagogical approach that provides valuable exam-writing skills for students
- remains highly readable and accessible, often incorporating popular culture and humor to spark students interest
- offers a straightforward presentation through clear, introductory text that enables students to understand and apply principles
- incorporates visual aids, in the form of graphs, charts and other illustrations, to demonstrate legal standards and concepts
Updated to reflect recent developments since the Third Edition was published, including:
- more coverage of medical-based excuses, such as Prozac, Serotonin, Testosterone, etc.
- examples and explanations based on prescription druginduced sleepwalking, death caused by abuse of time-release pain-killing patches, and void for vagueness challenges to laws limiting where sex offenders can live or travel
- florida self-defense and right-to-carry laws
- recent Supreme Court cases on the insanity defense (Arizona v. Clark) and duress (Dixon v. United States)
- recent Supreme Court case on mental competency
- over 50 new examples, including materials on:
i. steroid rage
ii. the Zoloft (Prozac) defense
iii. terrorism statutes and prosecutions
iv. the San Francisco dog maul case

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 551 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

ISBN-10: 0735562431

ISBN-13: 9780735562431

Dimensions: 7.29 x 9.87 x 1.20 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.25 lbs

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