Would You Convict?
by Paul H. Robinson
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A police trooper inspects a car during a routine traffic stop and finds a vast cache of weapons, complete with automatic rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and black ski masks-a veritable bank robber's kit. Should the men in the car be charged? If so, with what? A son neglects to care for his elderly mother, whose emaciated form is discovered shortly before she dies a painful death. Is the son's neglect punishable, and if so how? A career con man writes one bad check too many and show more is sentenced to life in prison-for a check in the amount of 129.75. Is this just? A thief steals a b show lessTags
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A fascinating view of the gray areas of criminal law, covering not just American cases but also international ones. I would highly recommend this for any law student or any person, like me, who's just interested in the law. It would be fuel for many a dinnertime debate.
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One of the nation's leading criminal justice experts, Paul H. Robinson has written influential commentary for the New York Times (on the Unabomber case), the Wall Street Journal (on the beating of Reginald Denny after the Rodney King verdict), and for Atlantic Monthly. The author of several books, he is currently the Edna B. and Ednyfed H. show more Williams Professor of Law at Northwestern University show less
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