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The criminal law handbook :...
The criminal justice system becomes increasingly complex each year with new laws affecting legal processes. This handbook explains every part of a criminal case including arrests, booking, preliminary hearings, charges, bail, arraignment, search and seizure, plea bargains, sentencing, and juveniles. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do and, most important, the options for defendants, witness, and victims. The revised edition covers the latest changes in criminal law, including U.S Supreme Court cases
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monografia Rebiun38883888 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun38883888 m o d cr cnu|||unuuu 150814s2015 cau o 001 0 eng d 9781413321791 electronic bk.) 1413321798 electronic bk.) 9781413321784 N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T YDXCP OCLCA INARC OCLCA OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCL OCLCQ n-us--- LAW 026000 bisacsh 345.73/05 23 Bergman, Paul 1943-) author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjMqCKqVbwHJFxGckW9TRC The criminal law handbook know your rights, survive the system Paul Bergman, J.D. & Sara J. Berman, J.D. Know your rights, survive the system 14th edition Berkeley, California Nolo 2015 Berkeley, California Berkeley, California Nolo 2015 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index 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 -- 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 -- Appeals -- Victims and victims' rights -- The system at work : DUI laws and processes -- Juvenile courts and procedures -- Prisoners' rules The criminal justice system becomes increasingly complex each year with new laws affecting legal processes. This handbook explains every part of a criminal case including arrests, booking, preliminary hearings, charges, bail, arraignment, search and seizure, plea bargains, sentencing, and juveniles. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do and, most important, the options for defendants, witness, and victims. The revised edition covers the latest changes in criminal law, including U.S Supreme Court cases Criminal procedure- United States- Popular works LAW / Criminal Law / General. Criminal procedure. United States. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Law for laypersons. Popular works. Law for laypersons. Documents de vulgarisation juridique. Berman, Sara J. 1964-) author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjBHGFkpmRyMkQkcpGBWMq