عنوان

The criminal law handbook :

(Number (ISBN

1413307043 (pbk.)

(Number (ISBN

9781413307047 (pbk.)

Number

b519454

Title Proper

The criminal law handbook :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

know your rights, survive the system /

First Statement of Responsibility

by Paul Bergman & Sara J. Berman-Barrett

Edition Statement

9th ed

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berkeley :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Nolo,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

616 p. ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Talking to the police -- Search and seizure: when the police can search for and seize evidence -- Arrest: when it happens, what it means -- Eyewitness identification: psychology and procedures -- Booking and bail: checking in and checking out of jail -- From suspect to defendant: how crimes get charged -- Criminal defense lawyers: who they are, what they do, how to find one -- Understanding the attorney-client relationship in a criminal case -- A walk through criminal court -- Arraignments -- Developing the defense strategy -- Crimespeak: understanding the language of criminal laws -- Defensespeak: 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: how the court punishes convicted defendants -- Appeals: seeking review by a higher court -- How the criminal justice system works: a walk through two drunk driving cases -- Juvenile courts and procedures -- Prisonersø rights -- Looking up the law

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Criminal procedure-- United States, Popular works

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Book number

Bergman, Paul,1943-

Berman-Barrett, Sara J.,1964-

Date of Transaction

20080304105200.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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