This book, for use in connection with a course focused upon the formal part of the criminal process, covers counsel, bail, the charging decision, preliminary hearing and grand jury review, the prosecution's location and scope, speedy trial, pleading and discovery, guilty pleas, jury trial, pretrial publicity, the trial, double jeopardy, sentencing, appeal and collateral attack.
I borrowed the 5th edition of this book from my local library. Published in 2015, it was my first experience with a real law book. Although it was overwhelming, I found it fascinating to read.