The Law of Crimes (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Law of Crimes<br><br>In preparing a second edition of May's Criminal Law, it seemed best for the sake of completeness to treat certain subjects which had not been considered by the author. The original plan of the work included no discussion of the subjects of Criminal Pleading and Practice; but it was found that it would be better adapted for the use of students if those subjects were briefly considered, and this has accordingly been done. Much has also been added to the first chapter, which contains the general principles underlying the criminal law.<br><br>No attempt has been made by the editor to treat the subjects he has introduced in an exhaustive manner, or to make a complete collection of authorities. He has endeavored, in adding to the text, to imitate the clearness and conciseness of the author; and in citing new cases, he has intended to include only such as illustrate principles not before stated.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.