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Get started with these materials aimed at law school students. These books and study materials explain and summarize the basics of Criminal Law
Learn more with these leading works on criminal law or search HOLLIS for more resources.
If you'd rather be reading comic books instead of casebooks, why not combine your interests?
Criminal defense attorney Nathaniel Burney created The Illustrated Guide to Law to explain legal topics in comic book form.
The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law is also available in print for those of us who prefer to read on the beach.
Download recordings of cases commonly read in first and second year courses.
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