Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS -- Chapter 1: THE GIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN THE UNITED STATES -- Chapter 2: THE COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY LAW -- Chapter 3: CREATING NEW OFFENSES IN THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW -- Chapter 4: TYPES OF COMMON LAW OFFENSES AND STATUTORY CRIMINAL LAW -- Chapter 5: CONSPIRACY DOCTRINE AS A FORM OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY IN THE CRIMINAL LAW -- Chapter 6: THE COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR DOCTRINE AND CONTEMPT OF COURT -- Chapter 7: ATTEMPTS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE NULLUM CRIMEN SINE LEGE