The criminal law handbook : know your rights, survive the system
Record details
- ISBN: 9781413327199
- ISBN: 1413327192
- ISBN: 978413327199
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Physical Description:
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634 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: 16th edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: a walk-through of the case of State v. Andrea Davidson, a fictional robbery prosecution -- Talking to the police -- Search and seizure -- Arrest: when it happens, what it means -- Eyewitness identification: psychology and procedures -- Booking and bail: checking in and out of jail -- From suspect to defendant -- Criminal defense lawyers -- Understanding the attorney-client relationship in a criminal case -- A walk through criminal court -- Arraignment -- Developing the defense strategy - Criminal laws and their language -- Common defenses to criminal charges -- Discovery: exchanging information with the prosecution -- Investigating the facts -- Preliminary hearings -- Fundamental trial rights of the defense -- Basic evidence rules in criminal trials -- Motions and their role in criminal cases -- Plea bargains: how most criminal cases end -- The trial process -- Sentencing -- Appeals and writs -- Victims and their rights -- The system at work: DUI laws and processes -- Juvenile courts and procedures -- Prison rules -- Glossary -- Index. |
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Subject: | Criminal procedure United States Popular works Criminal procedure United States |
Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. Law for laypersons. Popular works. Handbooks and manuals. Law for laypersons. |
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Homer Public Library | 345.7305 BER (Text) | 000155556 | Nonfiction | Available | - |