Smith and Hogan and Ormerod's Criminal Law

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Description
This edition of Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Criminal Law, like its predecessors, is intended to provide an accessible and authoritative analysis of the doctrinal criminal law that appeals to a broad readership. It is a source of immense pride that the book continues to be cited with such frequency both by the courts in England and Wales and in other common law jurisdictions. It was particularly gratifying to see the book's influence in so many decisions including, in particular, the analysis of innocent agency and fraud being cited with approval by the Court of Appeal in Varley. However, our aim in this edition, as with every other, has been to produce a book that can primarily be used by undergraduate law students. We have made a number of presentational changes in this edition to ensure the book continues to be an accessible resource for students. To make the book easier to navigate, we have provided tables of contents at the beginning of each chapter. We have also made changes to the foot-notes, to ensure they do not interrupt the flow of the text. As with the previous edition, a number of chapters have been made available free of charge on OUP's online resources. The text has been fully updated to incorporate the developments in the criminal law which have taken place since the publication of the previous edition. Most notably, the Court of Appeal has now decided, in Barton, that the Supreme Court's obiter analysis of dishonesty in Ivey v Genting Casinos should be treated as binding. We analyse that judgment-and its implications for the criminal law-in Chapter 18. There are two other noteworthy cases which have required substantial parts of several chapters to be rewritten. First, in Taj the Court of Appeal stated, in an analysis which was obiter, that the principles articulated by the House of Lords in Majewski might apply not only when the defendant is intoxicated, but also where he is suffering from the proximate effects of earlier intoxication. Secondly, the Court of Appeal has provided guidance on how principles of causation ought to apply in the context of gross negligence manslaughter where the defendant fails to summon medical help for someone who is suffering an adverse reaction to the drugs he supplied. These judgments, and many others, demonstrate that the criminal law continues to be an area that is ripe for doctrinal analysis and scholarly debate.

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Contents
Part I – General Principles
1.    An Introduction to the Criminal Law
2.    The elements of a crime : actus reus
3.    The elements of a crime : mens rea 
4.     Crimes of negligence
5.    Crimes of strict liability
6.    Parties to crime
7.    Assistance after the offence
8.    Corporate and vicarious liability
9.    Mental condition defences
10.  General defences
11.  Inchoate crime
Part II – Particular Crimes
12.  Murder
13.  Voluntary Manslaughter
14.   Involuntary Mansaughter
15.  Further homicide related 
16.  Non-fatal offences against the Person
17.  Sexual Offences
18.  Theft
19.  Robbery
20.  Offences of temporary deprivation
21.  Making off without payment
22.  The fraud Act, 2006
23.  Other Offences involving fraud
24.  Blackmail and related offences
25.  Bulglary and related offences
26.  Handling and related offences  
27.  Offences of damage to property
28.  Computer misuse offences
29.  Forgery
30.  Offences against public order
31.  Offences related to homicide
32.  Selected road traffic Offences
33.  Money Laundering 
34.  Offensive Weapose
Bibliography
Index
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Author Details
David Ormerod is Professor of Criminal Justice at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of numerous journal articles and books including Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure (2008) with Clare Montgomery QC; Smith's Law of Theft (9th ed 2007} with David Williams QC; and Smith and Hogan Criminal Law.- Cases and Materials (9th ed 2005). David is Editor-in-Chief of Blackstone's Criminal Practice; Criminal Law Review Cases Editor; and serves on the Editorial Boards of a number of legal journals. He lectures regularly to the profession and for the Judicial Studies Board. He has acted as a consultant to the Law Commission, Home Office, and the Commonwealth Secretariat. He is a barrister in the chambers of David Etherington QC, 18 Red Lion Court, and is a member of the Criminal Justice Council.
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