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Smith and Hogan Criminal Law: Cases and Materials is the original and definitive casebook on criminal law. Serving as the perfect companion to a textbook such as Smith and Hogan Criminal Law, this book provides extracts from all of the key cases, statutes, reports, books, and articles needed to fully grasp this complex subject.Introductory notes, commentary, and questions link the materials, enabling readers to understand the context in which each appears, and to gain an insight into the problems that the law poses.This tenth edition has been fully updated to incorporate new legislation such as the Fraud Act 2006; Corporate Homicide and Manslaughter Act 2007; the Serious Crime Act 2007; the Law Commission report on murder, and all of the recent cases that continue to shape the criminal law.