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The criminal law handbook: know your rights, survive the system
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Publication Date
[2013]
Edition
13th edition.
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 13th edition.
Your legal companion
Introduction: Walk-through of the case of State v Andrea Davidson, a fictional robbery prosecution
Talking To The Police:
Police questioning of people who haven't been taken into custody
Police questioning of arrestees
Search And Seizure:
Constitutional background
What is the status of electronic tracking technology under the Fourth Amendment?
Search warrants
Consent searches
Plain view doctrine
Warrantless searches incident to arrest
Stop and frisk searches
Searches of cars and occupants
Warrantless searches or entries under emergency (exigent) circumstances
Miscellaneous warrantless searches
Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means:
General arrest principles
Arrest warrants
Warrantless arrests
Use of force when making arrests
Citizens' arrests
Eyewitness Identification: Psychology And Procedures:
Overview of eyewitness identification procedures
Psychology of eyewitness identification
Lineups
Showups
Photo identifications
Motions to suppress identifications
Booking And Bail: Checking In And Out Of Jail:
Booking process
Arranging for bail
Own recognizance release (release OR)
From Suspect To Defendant:
Crime and criminal cases
To charge or not to charge, that is the question
Mechanics of charging
Grand juries
Diversion
Criminal Defense Lawyers:
Do I need a lawyer?
Court-appointed attorneys
Private defense attorneys
Self-representation
Understanding The Attorney-Client Relationship In A Criminal Case:
Confidentiality
Client-centered decision making
Lawyer-client communication
Representing guilty defendants
Competent clients
Walk Through Criminal Court:
Courthouse
Courtroom
Courtroom players
Courtroom behavior
Arraignments:
Arraignment basics
Self-representation at arraignment
Developing The Defense Strategy:
Overview
How the defendant's version of events may limit defense strategies
When attorneys ignore a defendant's version of events
Importance of honesty in developing a defense strategy
Crimespeak: Understanding The Language Of Criminal Laws:
Mens Rea
Meaning of frequently used legal language
Derivative criminal responsibility
Murder and manslaughter
Sexual violence
Burglary
Robbery
Theft
Hate crimes
Patriot Act
White collar crimes
Defensespeak: Common Defenses To Criminal Charges:
Prosecutor's failure to prove guilt
Partial defenses
Self-defense
Alibi
Insanity
Intoxication (under the influence of drugs or alcohol)
Entrapment
Jury nullification
Discovery: Exchanging Information With The Prosecution:
Modern discovery policy
Discovery of information helpful to the defense
Discovery of harmful information
Reciprocal discovery
Investigating The Facts:
Interviewing prosecution witnesses
Finding and interviewing defense witnesses
Other investigation tasks and their costs
Preliminary Hearings:
What preliminary hearings are and when they are held
Basic rights during preliminary hearings
Common defense and prosecution strategies
Fundamental Trial Rights Of The Defense:
Defendant's right to due process of law
Prosecution's burden of proof
Defendant's right to remain silent
Defendant's right to confront witnesses
Defendant's (and the media's) right to a public trial
Defendant's right to a jury trial
Defendant's right to counsel
Defendant's right to a speedy trial
Defendant's right not to be placed in double jeopardy
Basic Evidence Rules In Criminal Trials:
Overview
Rules regulating the content of testimony
Rules regulating the manner of testimony
Scientific evidence
Privileged (confidential) information
Motions And Their Role In Criminal Cases:
Basic procedures
Common pretrial motions
Motions during trial
Posttrial motions
Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End:
Plea bargaining-terminology and timing
Pros and cons of plea bargains
Plea bargaining process
Strategy of negotiating pleas bargains
Trial Process:
Summary of the trial process
Choosing a judge or jury trial
Jury Voir Dire
Motions in Limine
Opening statements
Prosecution's case-in-chief
Direct examination of witnesses
Cross-examination
Defense motion to dismiss
Defendant's case-in-chief
Closing argument
Instructing the jury
Jury deliberations and verdict
Sentencing:
Overview of sentencing
Sentencing procedures
Sentence options
Community service
Miscellaneous alternative sentences
Death penalty
Appeals:
Appeals
Writs
How The Criminal Justice System Works:
Questions and answers about DUI (driving under the influence)
DUI case examples
Juvenile Courts And Procedures:
Brief history of US juvenile courts
Juvenile court jurisdiction
Deciding whether to file charges
Right to counsel and other constitutional rights
Trying juveniles as adults
Sentencing (disposition) options
Sealing juvenile court records
Prisoners' Rules:
Prisons and prisoner's rights
Legal resources for prisoners and their families
Parole
Pardons
Looking Up The Law:
What to research
Where to do research
Glossary
Index.
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