Criminal law : cases and materials
/ John C. Smith and Brian Hogan
- 5th ed.
- London : Butterworths, c1993
- xlvi, 676 p. ; 24 cm
- Trials, litigation, etc .
Includes index
Elements of a crime; causation; omissions; fault; proof; intoxication; the mental element in statutory offenses - strict liability; parties to offenses; vicarious liability and liability of corporations; mental abnormality; general defences; incitement; conspiracy; attempt; impossibility and preliminary offenses; murder; manslaughter; non-fatal offenses against the person; sexual offenses; theft and robbery; offenses involving deception; making off without payment; temporary deprivation offenses; blackmail; burglary and related offenses; handling stolen goods; offenses of damage to property.
A collection of materials on those parts of substantive criminal law that make up undergraduate courses. Includes statutes, extracts from the Draft Criminal Code, reports of also Law Reform bodies and books and articles arranged by subject