Book excerpt: This product contains well-prepared briefs for each major case in Kaplan's casebook on criminal law. High Court briefs are written to present the essential facts, issue, decision, and rationale for each case in a clear, concise manner. These briefs will help readers to identify, understand, and absorb the key points from each case. These briefs are followed by a useful legal analysis, which provides extra tips and contextual background about each case, connecting the case to the broader concepts in the casebook. This book also supplies case vocabulary, which defines new or unusual legal words found throughout the cases.