Criminal Law - Hardcover

Samaha, Joel

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9780495807490: Criminal Law

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Clear, concise, and cutting edge, Joel Samaha's best-selling CRIMINAL LAW, 10e helps you apply criminal law's enduring foundations and principles to fascinating court cases and specific crimes. With a balanced blend of case excerpts and author commentary, Samaha guides you as you sharpen your critical thinking and legal analysis skills. You'll see the principles, defenses, and elements of crime at work as you progress through the book--and you'll learn about the general principles of criminal liability and its defenses, as well as the elements of crimes against persons, property, society, and the state.

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About the Author

Joel Samaha is University Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. He received his B.A. (History), J.D., and Ph.D. (History) from Northwestern University and studied under Sir Geoffrey Elton at Cambridge University, England. Professor Samaha was admitted to the Illinois Bar, briefly practiced law in Chicago, and then taught at UCLA. In 1971, he joined the University of Minnesota, where he served as Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies for four years, taught television and radio courses in criminal justice, co-taught a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar in legal and constitutional history, was named College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Teacher in 1974, and named University Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2007. Professor Samaha's works have appeared in Historical Journal, American Journal of Legal History, Minnesota Law Review, William Mitchell Law Review, and Journal of Social History.

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ISBN 10:  1111296936 ISBN 13:  9781111296933
Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011, 2011
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