Author: Marc Louis Miller

Publisher: Aspen Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1224

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For the Criminal Procedure II course, authors Miller and Wright present a tightly focused volume that addresses all the traditional 'bail-to-jail' topics. Derived from their successful comprehensive criminal procedure casebook, CRIMINAL PROCEDURES - Prosecution and Adjudication, takes a refreshing new approach To The subject. Carefully edited for coherence and quality, The book opens with the authors' widely praised chapter on defense counsel, followed by an examination of pretrial release and detention. The authors consider discovery, speedy trial issues, and jury law before moving on to: -confrontation And The privelege against self-incrimination -appeals -habeas corpus -charging -plea bargaining -sentencing -forfeiture A strong final chapter on race and punishment concludes the book. Equally engaging for students and instructors, CRIMINAL PROCEDURES - Prosecution and Adjudication, reflects the current rediretion of criminal procedure away from federal constitutional adjudication and toward state courts, legislatures, and executive agencies. -includes both major U. S. Supreme Court cases and important state cases -emphasizes the way the courts are handling criminal procedures through up-to-the-minute materials -illustrates key issues with provocative and interesting cases -stimulates lively class discussion as it fosters deep understanding of adjudicative processes in the real world -includes a detailed Teacher's Manual to help you gain maximum value from the text and adapt it to suit your individual needs.