Criminal Law: Cases, Comment, QuestionsThis casebook provides detailed information on criminal law. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series; , it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases. |
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... sentence that could be imposed was imprisonment for ten years.25 Both the district attorney and the trial judge were required to file a statement of views regarding sentence , to aid the Adult Authority.26 The district attorney's ...
... sentence that could be imposed was imprisonment for ten years.25 Both the district attorney and the trial judge were required to file a statement of views regarding sentence , to aid the Adult Authority.26 The district attorney's ...
Page 361
... sentence in a capital case , " the court ... shall instruct the jury that , in considering whether a sentence of death is justified , it shall not consider the race , color , religious beliefs , national origin , or sex of the defendant ...
... sentence in a capital case , " the court ... shall instruct the jury that , in considering whether a sentence of death is justified , it shall not consider the race , color , religious beliefs , national origin , or sex of the defendant ...
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... sentence to be suspended . On completion of the sentence served , each defendant was to be placed on probation for the term of one year . The sentences on the second and third convictions of each defendant were to be served concurrently ...
... sentence to be suspended . On completion of the sentence served , each defendant was to be placed on probation for the term of one year . The sentences on the second and third convictions of each defendant were to be served concurrently ...
Contents
PART ONE THE STRUCTURE OF CRIMINAL LAW HOMICIDE 1 The Problem of Definition | 1 |
The Problem of Proof | 52 |
The Problem of Sorting | 66 |
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