Criminal Procedure: Investigation and the Right to Counsel

by Ronald Jay Allen, Joseph L. Hoffmann, Debra A. Livingston

Criminal Adjudication and Right to Counsel, Third Edition is designed for the criminal procedure course focused on the pretrial, trial, and post-trial processes. It covers prosecutorial decision making, pretrial release, grand juries, speedy trial rights, venue, joinder and severance, discovery, guilty pleas and plea bargains, trials, sentencing, appeals, and postconviction challenges. The book is designed to be used with the annual supplement that contains the statutes and rules covered in the course. This split is derived from the successful casebook Comprehensive Criminal Procedure by the same experienced author team.

New to the Third

The latest in case law, statutory material, and academic commentary about due process, the right to counsel, pretrial practice, guilty pleas, trial rights, sentencing, double jeopardy, and post-trial proceduresAn increased emphasis on the role of prosecutorial decision-makingAn updated treatment of the critical role of plea bargainingA new section on forfeitures and the Eighth AmendmentProfessors and students will benefit

A rigorous and challenging criminal procedure casebook with an outstanding author teamSound grounding of the law in criminal process and the right to counselThematic organization of the cases and text that make the book both manageable and accessibleThe latest and most highly respected developments in legal scholarship that help both professors and students alike stay up-to-date in the field of criminal procedure law

Genres: School, Law

1148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2005

Reviews

[carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

dear reader, I have quibbled over this review as I know it has been anticipated by many. I must speak honestly and say there were many a day that I had not read the passage but did attend to the book club (class). nonetheless, I have gathered immense knowledge from this text and it was written much better than other books … say my corporations textbook for example. these chapters were set up logically, provided clear examples, included notes cases that were highlighted in class regularly, and has a clear structure that I could see myself revisiting to study for the final exam. much love to these authors and the clarity they attempted to give this subject. I must withhold the fifth star because it is a textbook after all.

[Kathryn]

Yes, I'm just adding these case books because I'm jealous that everyone else is reading fun books. So what?

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good textbook. But posit this - are warrants required or have they become the exception to the general expectation of exceptions. I dont know read the books.

[Michael I · Rating 2 out of 5]

not organized well.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written, good content. Does a decent job of balancing the applicability of the law with its racist/sexist/classist framework, history, and effect. The notes at the beginning and end of each case provide great context and explanation. I read it for a class, but the book is well-written enough that I would easily be able to grasp material if I were reading on my own.

[sologdin · Rating 1 out of 5]

the US right to be free from search & seizure is great, but its remedies are awful, and the construction put upon the right by a police-state-oriented bench empties it of much content.