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Pennsylvania Criminal Law

Secondary Sources

Secondary Legal Sources may restate the law, but they also discuss, analyze, describe, explain, or critique it as well.  These include reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, books, treatises, theses and dissertations, journal articles, loose-leaf publications, indexes and abstracts.

Treatises, not to be confused with treaties, are book-length expositions on the law as it pertains to a particular subject. Treatises may be scholarly in nature, such as Murray on Contracts, or they may be geared toward a legal practitioner, such as a manual or handbook.

 

1.  Encyclopedias

 Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia, 2d     Stack 23  KFP65.P42

  • Vols. 17 - 20, Criminal Law 
  • ALSO, the Index - Crimes and Offenses then specific crimes listed beneath, i.e. Assault and Battery, etc.

           Standard Pennsylvania Practice 2d. 

  • KFP530.S7  Stack 38
  • Vols.  26-29, Criminal Procedure 
  • ALSO, Index under Criminal Law, list of specific subheadings, i.e., Burglary

            Summary of Pennsylvania Jurisprudence 2d. 

  • KFP65.L42  Stack 22
  • Vol. 4 - 5B, Criminal Law

2.  Citators

Shepard’s Pennsylvania Citations  Books on Stack 22 or on Lexis 

KeyCite (Westlaw)

 

3.  Catalog Subjects

  •     Criminal Law - Pennsylvania 
  •    Criminal Procedure   - Pennsylvania
  •      Also, browse the Main Reading Room shelves at KFP117

 4.  Forms

Criminal Court Forms, Filing Fees & FAQs

https://www.alleghenycourts.us/Criminal/Default.aspx

Dunlap-Hanna Pennsylvania Forms  Stack 24  KFP68.M4

  • Vol. 14 Criminal Proceedings  KFP68.M4

West's Pennsylvania Practice  Stack 25 

  • Volumes 26 - 29, Chapter 138 Criminal Procedure  § 1- 133, KFP 530 .S7
  • Also, Index - specific crimes under Criminal Law, i.e., Burglary

5.  Introductory Sources

  Criminal Law:  A Desk Reference by Paul Bergman, Self-Help Collection, Stack   3, KF 9619.85 .B46

 

6.  Treatises (2012 or newer)

Criminal Law Symposium 2020.  Stack 40   PBI 2 vol KFP 575 .A75 C73 2020

Criminal Law Update 2020.  Stack 40 PBI 1 vol. KFP 575 .A75 C75 2020

Toll’s Pennsylvania Crimes Code Annotated 2d, 2021 edition.   Stack 40  ` KFP 561 .A335 T64 2021

2021 Revision, Pennsylvania Manual or Civil and Criminal Penalties and Sentences. Stack 40 Bisel. KFP 561 .A457 2021