Providing the undergraduate criminal law course with a nationally acclaimed blend of analysis and illustrative cases, Joel Samaha's CRIMINAL LAW is the textbook of first choice among instructors across the country. Praised for his clear, concise, engaging writing style, Samaha presents criminal law using a combined text/casebook approach. So while he includes cases to amplify text coverage, the text is actually comprehensive enough to stand alone-which means that instructors can pick and choose the extent of case coverage they wish in their courses yet still have the best of the best in terms of case law. And to make the text even more flexible, Samaha also presents a number of fully explicated cases, including some case excerpts, to cover the broad range of criminal law, so instructors can not only select the degree to which cases are used in their individual courses, but also the degree to which case excerpts or explanations are used. The full text of all excepted cases in the book is available on the website. Including the latest topics and cases AND accompanied by a stellar collection of teaching and learning resources, this Ninth Edition is even more effective in helping students understand and think analytically about the underlying principles and policies that specific cases illustrate.