Criminal Law in Focus, 2nd Edition – ePub eBook

Criminal Law in Focus 2nd Edition

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The timely Second Edition of *Criminal Law in Focus* by Alex D. Kreit offers a progressive approach to this foundational course, mirroring the realities of criminal law practice. The Post-Case Follow-Up questions emphasize critical concepts like prosecutorial discretion and plea bargaining, while contemporary case studies illustrate legal principles and engage with pressing issues in current discourse. The clear narration guides students through the complexities and variances among jurisdictions’ interpretations of crimes and defenses.

Offenses traditionally spotlighted in criminal law, such as homicide and sexual assault, are examined alongside those that are increasingly relevant in legal practice, like drug possession and property crimes. Students will delve into conventional theories of punishment—retribution and utilitarianism—while also exploring scholarship and data that suggest punishment can function as a mechanism for social control, highlighting discriminatory practices in law enforcement.

Professors and students will appreciate:

– Clear explanations of doctrinal concepts that facilitate independent learning and allow instructors to delve deeper into numerous cases, issues, and crime categories.
– Comprehensive examination of offenses that reveals the practical applications of essential legal concepts, including mens rea, actus reus, causation, justification, and excuse.
– Case Previews that set the stage for each principal case with a succinct overview and focused legal questions that direct student inquiry.
– Post-Case Follow-Ups that enrich the discussion by adding legal and policy context following each primary case.
– Real-Life Applications encouraging students to think about how the implications of a case may resonate in similar real-world scenarios.
– Exploration of both traditional and contemporary punishment theories, addressing issues related to discrimination in law enforcement and incarceration, alongside legal scholarship and empirical research that illuminate current debates.

New in the Second Edition:

– Enhanced focus on statutory interpretation, including how to approach statutes that are silent on mens rea and those with ambiguous elements regarding mental states.
– The Rule of Lenity and stringent statutory construction principles.
– Addressing contemporary legal issues such as the criminalization of homelessness, marijuana legalization, causation in parental liability for violent actions of children, and distinguishing between felonies and misdemeanors.
– Up-to-date discussions on reducing incarceration rates, racial factors in self-defense assessments, stash house sting operations, and drug decriminalization.
– A thorough examination of socio-political movements including prison abolition and calls to defund the police.

Significant new cases in 2E include:

– *City of Grants Pass v. Johnson,* examining the constitutionality of anti-camping ordinances under the Eighth Amendment.
– *Massachusetts v. Narvaez,* focused on the interpretation of long-standing statutes in novel contexts.
– *Johnson v. Mississippi,* addressing the sufficiency of evidence for constructive possession.
– *Allen v. Georgia,* discussing the entitlement to jury instruction regarding adequate provocation in homicide cases.
– *Hines v. Georgia,* which upholds a felony murder verdict stemming from unintentional harm during hunting.
– *Michigan v. Crumbley,* on involuntary manslaughter charges tied to parental negligence in preventing their child’s harmful actions.
– *United States v. Ferguson,* interpreting the substantial step test in attempted kidnapping.
– *United States v. Garcia-Rodriquez,* regarding the appeal of a woman convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
– *Ruan v. United States,* evaluating mental state requirements for physicians under the Controlled Substances Act.
– *Wooden v. United States,* analyzing the Armed Career Criminal Act’s provisions and the application of the rule of lenity.

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