Paul Bergman & Sara J. Berman Criminal Law Handbook, The Know Your Rights, Survive the System

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The criminal justice system is complicated.

Understand it and your rights.

This book demystifies the complex rules and procedures of criminal law. It explains how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and what suspects, defendants, and prisoners can expect. It also provides critical information on working with a lawyer.

In plain English, The Criminal Law Handbook covers:

search and seizure

arrest, booking, and bail

Miranda rights

arraignment

plea bargains

trials

sentencing

common defenses

working with defense attorneys

constitutional rights

juvenile court

legal terms and definitions

appeals

public defenders

victims’ rights

The 17th edition is completely updated, covering the latest in criminal law, including U.S. Supreme Court cases.

€38.99

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Talking to the Police

2. Search and Seizure

3. Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means

4. Eyewitness Identification: Psychology and Procedures

5. Booking and Bail: Checking In and Out of Jail

6. From Suspect to Defendant

7. Criminal Defense Lawyers

8. Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship in a Criminal Case

9. A Walk Through Criminal Court

10. Arraignments

11. Developing the Defense Strategy

12. Crimespeak: Understanding the Language of Criminal Laws

13. Defensespeak: Common Defenses to Criminal Charges

14. Discovery: Exchanging Information With the Prosecution

15. Investigating the Facts

16. Preliminary Hearings

17. Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense

18. Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials

19. Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases

20. Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End

21. The Trial Process

22. Sentencing

23. Appeals

24. How the Criminal Justice System Works

25. Juvenile Courts and Procedures

26. Prisoners' Rules

27. Looking Up the Law

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Über den Autor

Sara Berman is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law. Sara currently serves as the Director of Academic and Bar Success Programs for the Access Lex Center for Legal Education Excellence. She has served for decades in faculty and administrative leadership roles in law schools in California and Florida, and is the author of numerous articles and books, including Pass the Bar Exam: A Practical Guide to Achieving Academic & Professional Goals and Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning For Law Students: Interactive Performance Test Training, both published by the American Bar Association. Sara is also the co-author along with Paul Bergman of Nolo’s Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Civil Case.

Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 648 ● ISBN 9781413329407 ● Dateigröße 11.2 MB ● Verlag NOLO ● Ort Berkeley ● Land US ● Erscheinungsjahr 2022 ● Ausgabe 17 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 8298832 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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