Fundamentals of Criminal Law

Daniel E. Hall, earned his bachelor’s degree at Indiana University, Juris Doctor at Washburn University, and Doctor of Education in higher education curriculum and instruction at the University of Central Florida. After law school, Daniel clerked for both the Honorable Gene E. Brooks, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia.   He has practiced law in the United States and in Micronesia, where he served as assistant attorney general following his judicial clerkship. In this capacity he litigated some of the young Nation’s first cases that addressed important criminal, constitutional, and traditional law issues. He has been a member of the faculties of the University of Central Florida, the University of Toledo, and Miami University, where he is currently professor of Justice and Community Studies and Political Science, and Affiliate Professor of Global and Intercultural Studies. He is also a visiting professor of law at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. Daniel is the author or coauthor of twenty-eight textbooks, including revisions, and a dozen journal articles on public law subjects. He is father of Grace and Eva, stepfather to Thea, and partner to Aryana.

Chapter 1. Overview of Criminal Law
Chapter 2. The Constitution and Criminal Law
Chapter 3. The Elements of a Crime
Chapter 4. Parties to Crime and Inchoate Crimes
Chapter 5. Defenses: Factual & Justification
Chapter 6. Defenses: Excuses
Chapter 7. Crimes Against the Person
Chapter 8. Homicide
Chapter 9. Crimes Against Property
Chapter 10. Commercial and Cybercrime
Chapter 11. Crimes That Involve the Public Good
Chapter 12. Crimes Against the People