Louisiana Criminal Law: Cases and Materials

Louisiana Criminal Law: Cases and Materials provides an in-depth explanation of Louisiana criminal law, offering insights, rigorous analysis, and perspectives that improve understanding of criminal law. Key features of the book include:

• An explanation of the notion of criminal responsibility;
• An analysis of defenses that exculpate or justify otherwise criminal conduct—insanity, intoxication, mistake, compulsion, necessity, self-defense, and provocation;
• A comprehensive analysis of crimes in Louisiana that clearly explains the elements of each crime, including homicide, assault, battery, sexual offense, kidnapping, theft, robbery, burglary, arson; and
• An examination of inchoate crimes including conspiracy, solicitation, attempt, and parties to a crime.

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