Criminal Law

by Klotter, John C.

• ISBN13: 9781583605080
• ISBN10: 1583605088
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender

Table of Contents

PART I
Sources, Distinctions, and Limitations	1	(24)
Introduction	3	(1)
Criminal Law Theory	4	(2)
Determining Conduct to be Made Criminal	6	(1)
Common Law Crimes	7	(1)
Statutory Crimes	8	(4)
Ex Post Facto Laws	12	(2)
Construction of Criminal Law Statutes	14	(1)
Classification of Crimes	15	(2)
Distinction Between Crimes and Torts	17	(1)
Distinction Between Crimes and Contracts	18	(1)
Burden of Proof---Prosecution	19	(2)
Burden of Proof---Defendant	21	(2)
Summary	23	(2)
Principles of Criminal Liability	25	(34)
Introduction	27	(1)
Parties to Crimes	28	(8)
Criminal Act Requirements	36	(3)
Criminal Omission	39	(3)
Criminal State of Mind---mens rea	42	(4)
Causation	46	(5)
Concurrence---Criminal Act and State of Mind	51	(1)
Attendant Circumstances	52	(1)
Strict Liability	52	(3)
Liability for the Acts of Others---Vicarious Liability	55	(1)
Lesser Included Offenses	56	(1)
Summary	57	(2)
Offenses Against Persons---Excluding Sex Offenses	59	(64)
Introduction	61	(1)
Homicide	62	(4)
Murder	66	(11)
Voluntary Manslaughter	77	(8)
Involuntary Manslaughter	85	(6)
Suicide	91	(3)
Assault and Battery	94	(11)
Kidnapping and Related Offenses	105	(10)
Mayhem	115	(2)
Hate Crimes (Bias Crimes)	117	(3)
Other Crimes Against the Person	120	(1)
Summary	121	(2)
Offenses Against Persons---Sex Related	123	(44)
Introduction	125	(1)
Rape	126	(19)
Sodomy and Related Crimes	145	(5)
Sexual Abuse (Sexual Assault)	150	(4)
Lewdness (Indecent Exposure)	154	(4)
Seduction	158	(2)
Other Sex-Related Offenses Against the Person	160	(4)
Summary	164	(3)
Offenses Against Property---Destruction and Intrusion Offenses	167	(40)
Introduction	169	(1)
Arson	170	(9)
Malicious Mischief (Criminal Mischief)	179	(6)
Burglary	185	(12)
Trespass (Criminal Trespass)	197	(5)
Other Property Destruction and Intrusion Offenses	202	(3)
Summary	205	(2)
Offenses Involving Theft	207	(64)
Introduction	209	(1)
Robbery	210	(13)
Larceny	223	(10)
Embezzlement	233	(8)
Obtaining Property by False Pretenses	241	(7)
Extortion	248	(5)
Receiving Stolen Property	253	(6)
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without the Owner's Consent	259	(5)
Other Crimes Involving Theft	264	(4)
Summary	268	(3)
Forgery and Other Fraud Offenses	271	(34)
Introduction	273	(1)
Forgery	274	(7)
Uttering a Forged Instrument	281	(2)
Miscellaneous Forgery-Related Offenses	283	(3)
False Advertising	286	(3)
Commercial Bribery	289	(3)
Computer Fraud and Abuse	292	(8)
Miscellaneous Business and Commercial Frauds	300	(3)
Summary	303	(2)
White-Collar and Corporate Crime	305	(28)
Introduction	307	(1)
Enforcement Jurisdiction	308	(1)
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)	309	(2)
Mail and Wire Fraud	311	(1)
Money Laundering	312	(2)
Environmental Crimes	314	(6)
Antitrust Violations	320	(2)
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)	322	(2)
Fair Labor Standards Act	324	(4)
Corporate Crime	328	(2)
Summary	330	(3)
Offenses Involving Morality and Decency	333	(48)
Introduction	335	(1)
Adultery and Fornication	336	(4)
Prostitution-Related Offenses	340	(9)
Offenses Related to Obscenity	349	(8)
Bigamy and Polygamy	357	(6)
Incest	363	(5)
Abortion	368	(9)
Other Offenses Involving Morality and Decency	377	(1)
Summary	378	(3)
Offenses Against the Public Peace	381	(32)
Introduction	383	(1)
Riot and Related Offenses	383	(5)
Disorderly Conduct	388	(6)
Vagrancy and Loitering	394	(4)
Drunkenness	398	(3)
Wiretapping and Eavesdropping	401	(6)
Obstructing a Highway or Public Passage	407	(2)
Other Offenses Against the Public Peace	409	(2)
Summary	411	(2)
Offenses Against Public Justice and Administration	413	(42)
Introduction	415	(1)
Perjury and Related Offenses	416	(7)
Bribery and Related Offenses	423	(9)
Obstructing Justice	432	(5)
Escape	437	(7)
Resisting Arrest	444	(3)
Other Offenses Against Public Justice and Administration	447	(5)
Summary	452	(3)
Drug-Related Offenses	455	(26)
Introduction	457	(1)
Authority of the State to Regulate the Use of Narcotic Drugs	458	(1)
Uniform Controlled Substances Act	459	(1)
Definitions	460	(1)
Standards and Schedules	461	(2)
Regulating the Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances	463	(4)
Prohibited Acts Relating to Controlled Substances, Vehicles, and Drug Paraphernalia	467	(1)
Seizure and Forfeiture of Controlled Substances, Vehicles, and Drug Paraphernalia	467	(2)
Powers of Enforcement Personnel	469	(2)
Authority of the U.S. Congress to Regulate and Control the Use of Narcotic Drugs	471	(1)
Role of the Federal Government in Drug Abuse Prevention and Control	471	(2)
Schedules of Controlled Substances---Federal	473	(1)
Regulating the Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensing of Controlled Substances---Federal	473	(2)
Possession of Controlled Substances---Federal	475	(1)
Other Federal Drug-Related Offenses	476	(1)
Sentencing Issues	477	(2)
Summary	479	(2)
Preparatory Activity Crimes	481	(30)
Introduction	483	(1)
Attempt	484	(1)
Impossibility as a Defense	485	(1)
Abandonment as a Defense	486	(1)
Contemporary Statutes, Codes, and Cases	487	(7)
Criminal Solicitation	494	(1)
Contemporary Statutes, Codes, and Cases	495	(4)
Conspiracy	499	(1)
Withdrawal as a Defense	500	(1)
Contemporary Statutes, Codes, and Cases	501	(7)
Summary	508	(3)
Capacity and Defenses	511	(42)
Introduction	513	(1)
Infancy or Immaturity	514	(4)
Mental Impairment	518	(9)
Entrapment	527	(6)
Alibi	533	(2)
Duress or Compulsion	535	(5)
Necessity	540	(2)
Ignorance or Mistake	542	(1)
Acting Under Authority or Direction of Others	543	(1)
Self-Defense	544	(4)
Time Limitations (Statute of Limitations)	548	(2)
Other Defenses	550	(1)
Summary	550	(3)
Offenses Involving Juveniles	553	(22)
Introduction	555	(1)
Legal Milestones: Investigation and Disposition of Juvenile Offenders	556	(2)
Uniform Juvenile Court Act	558	(1)
Federal ``Juvenile Delinquency'' Proceedings	559	(4)
Juveniles Charged as Delinquents	563	(2)
Status Offenders and Offenses	565	(1)
Adult Offenses Affecting the Well-Being of Minors	566	(7)
Summary	573	(2)
PART II: JUDICIAL DECISIONS	575	(214)
Table of Cases for Part II	577	(212)
GLOSSARY	789	(10)
APPENDICES	799	(16)
Appendix 1 Listing of Title 18 Chapters: Part I---Crimes	801	(4)
Appendix 2 Title 18, U.S. Code &sec; 7. Definition of ``special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States''	805	(2)
Appendix 3 Table of Jurisdictions in which Uniform Controlled Substances Act has been adopted	807	(2)
Appendix 4 Title 18 U.S.C. &sec; 2511. Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited	809	(6)
Table of Cases	815	(30)
Index	845