This law student study aid discusses the major cases from Johnson's Criminal Law casebook. Each casebrief includes an explanation of the facts of the case, issues, holdings, and judge's rationale. This title includes cases about the basic doctrines of culpability, the conflict between rules and discretion, criminal homicide, the role of mental illness, justification and excuse, the criminal trial and appeal, attempt, conspiracy, and complicity, and theft and white collar crime.