Modern Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments, And Questions

by Yale Kamisar, Nancy J. King, Jerold H. Israel

Contains an overview of the criminal justice process including the nature and scope of the Fourteenth Amendment, due process, retroactivity, the federal "supervisory power," and state rights protection. Also touches on the right to counsel, transcripts, and other aids such as poverty, equality, and the adversary system. Includes reflections on the police, courts, and the criminal process. Provides insight into pretrial release, the decision whether to prosecute, the preliminary hearing, and the grand jury review. Looks at reprosecution and the ban against double jeopardy.

Genres: Law, Reference

1716 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is extremely heavy.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a textbook. About criminal law. Not much more to say.