This best seller is clear and easy to comprehend,balanced and fascinating...This new edition of Criminal Law will help you understand the general principles of criminal liability,the defenses to criminal liability,and the elements of crimes against persons,property,society,and crimes against the state.With a balanced blend of compelling case excerpts and author commentary,the book will help you learn to think critically about these topics as you see the principles,defenses,and elements of crime at work.

In this Eighth Edition,Samaha includes the latest coverage on:

Ingrained American principles such as individual liberty,equality,and the rule of law,and the ways they have been affected by new threats created by domestic and foreign terrorist acts.

Legislative acts such as the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996,passed after the Oklahoma City bombing,and the USA PATRIOTAct of 2001,passed after the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks,as well as crimes such as treason and sedition.

Victimless crimes as well as traditional crimes such as riot and disorderly conduct.

Preface

1 First Things First: The Nature and Limits of Criminal Law

2 Constitutional Limits on Criminal Law

3 The General Principles of Criminal Liability: Actus Reus

4 The General Principles of Criminal Liability:Mens Rea,Concurrence,and Causation

5 Parties to Crime and Vicarious Liability

6 Inchoate Crimes: Attempt,Conspiracy,and Solidtation

7 Defenses to Criminal Liability: Justifications

8 Defenses to Criminal Liability: Excuses

9 Crimes Against Persons I: Criminal Homicide

10 Crimes Against Persons II: Criminal Sexual Conduct,Bodily Injury,and Personal Restraint

11 Crimes Against Property

12 Crimes Against Public Order and Morals

13 Crimes Against the State

APPENDIX: Selected Amendments of the Constitution of the United States

Glossary

Bibliography

Case Index

Index