Full Description
Using real-world scenarios developed from actual field experiences, and authentic documents such as warrants, American Criminal Procedure Today bridges the gap between theoretical presentations of criminal procedure and on-the-job experiences. Comprehensive, conversational, and co-written by the one of the foremost authors in the Criminal Justice discipline.
Contents
1. The Power of Criminal Procedure
2. The Many Layers and Constitutional Foundations of Criminal Procedure
3. Sources and Semantics of Criminal Procedure
4. The Administrative Beginnings of Criminal Procedure
5. Constitutional and Legal Standards for Obtaining Discovery and Other Evidence Prior to Trial
6. Pretrial Motions, Exclusionary Rule, and Plea Bargaining
7. The Fourth Amendment: Arrests and Seizures of Persons
8. The Fourth Amendment: Evidentiary Searches and Seizures
9. The Fifth Amendment: Right Against Self Incrimination
10. The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and Pretrial Identifications
11. The Right to a Fair Trial
12. Sentencing and Other Post-Verdict Trial Court Procedures
13. Criminal Appeals, Habeas Corpus, and other Post-Conviction Proceedings
Appendix A. Legal Research and Briefing
Appendix B. Constitution of the United States of America
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