Criminal Law
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Treatises
Written by legal scholars and practitioners, treatises provide current, in-depth analysis of an area of law and include citations to relevant sources, including case law, statutes, regulations, and law journal articles.
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Wharton's Criminal LawLocation: SL3 KF9219 .W43 2021
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Search & Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth AmendmentPrint location: Reserve (1st floor) KF9630 .L26 2020
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Substantive Criminal LawPrint location: Reserve (1st floor) KF9219 .L386 2017
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Search & Seizure
Federal Statutes
Federal criminal laws are codified in Title 18 of the United States Code.
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United States Code (U.S.C.)Official Code of federal laws, organized by subject matter. Revised every six years and updated between revisions with annual cumulative supplements.
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United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)West's unofficial version of the United States Code. More current than the official version and includes many research features.
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United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)Lexis's unofficial version of the United States Code. More current than the official version and includes many research features.
Federal Regulations
Title 28 (Judicial Administration) includes most regulations relating to criminal law.
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Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)Codification of final rules published in the Federal Register.
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e-CFR (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations)Currently updated unofficial version of the C.F.R.
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Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)Official publication of federal agency rulemaking.
Case Law
Topical Reporters and Databases
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Criminal Law Cases
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Criminal Law & Procedure Cases
Federal Case Law Reporters
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United States Reports (U.S.)Contains the final, official opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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West's Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.)Contains the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, along with headnotes, Key Numbers, and synopses. Unofficial reporter, but current.
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition (L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d)Contains the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, along with summaries, headnotes, and research references. Unofficial reporter, but current.
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Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d)Contains opinions of the United States Courts of Appeals.
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Federal Supplement (F. Supp., F. Supp. 2d, F. Supp. 3d)Contains opinions of the United States District Courts.
State Statutes
State laws governing crimes and punishments are found in an individual state's statutory code. To locate state criminal code sections, consult the index to your state's annotated code and look for relevant terms such as crime, crimes, crimes and offenses, criminal, felony, misdemeanor, punishment, etc. and/or words that describe the subject of the crime, such as homicide, burglary, assault, etc.
50-state surveys can provide all states' statutes on a given topic.
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State Laws and Regulations
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Statutes and Legislation
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Statutes and Court Rules
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50 State Statutory Surveys: Criminal Laws
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50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Criminal LawIdentity Theft (June 2019)
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50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Criminal LawCommercial Bribery & Corporate Criminal Liability (May 2021)
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50-State Surveys, Statutes & Regulations-Criminal LawHuman Trafficking (August 2021)