Criminal Law Stories

by Robert W. Weisberg, Donna K. Coker, Robert Weisberg

This collection of case stories illustrates the balance, continuity, and evolution in substantive criminal law doctrine in light of the social and political contexts in which those doctrines are perennially tested. These stories focus on the pre-litigation behavior of defendants, raising important moral and cultural questions about human nature and human society and how social norms get translated into workable legal doctrines. They survey the typical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599414392
• ISBN13: 9781599414393
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Foundation Press
• Length: 471 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.9"