Criminal Law Model Problems and Outstanding Answers

by Christopher, Kathryn; Christopher, Russell

• ISBN13: 9780195391770
• ISBN10: 0195391772
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Students often find criminal law to be among the most interesting law school courses, but not necessarily among the easiest. InCriminal Law: Model Problems and Outstanding Answers, Russell Christopher and Kathryn Christopher help students demonstrate their knowledge of criminal law in the structured and sophisticated manner that professors expect on law school exams. This book provides clear introductions to the major topics in criminal law and includes the fact patterns and model answers most often found on law school tests, followed by a comprehensive self-analysis section, giving students the opportunity to evaluate their own work. It prepares students by challenging them to use the law they learn in class while also explaining the way to best express the answer on law school exams.

Author Biography

Kathryn Christopher was Visiting Assistant Professor, teaching criminal law, at the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Russell Christopher is Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law, where he teaches and researches criminal law and criminal procedure.

In addition to this book, Russell Christopher and Kathryn Christopher have co-authored articles appearing in Northwestern University Law Review and Indiana Law Journal, co-presented at numerous universities including Oxford University and the University of Arizona, and have taught classes together, both in America and England. Additionally, the authors have published separately in numerous journals including Arizona State Law Journal, Cardozo Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Fordham Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and Philosophy & Public Affairs.