The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

by BERGMAN PAUL

• ISBN13: 9781413308945
• ISBN10: 1413308945
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Nolo

Summary

What happens when someone is accused of a crime? How are they charged? How do plea bargains work? What happens in court? This easy-to-follow book answers these questions and others, explaining exactly what goes on in a criminal case. Illustrations.

Author Biography

Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a recipient of a University Distinguished Teaching Award. His recent books include Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (Andrews & McMeel) and Represent Yourself In Court with Berman-Barrett, Nolo). He has also published numerous articles in law journals, and regularly gives presentations on how law and lawyers are portrayed in film.Sara J. Berman is an attorney and professor, and the co-author of Represent Yourself in Court, also published by Nolo.

Table of Contents

Your Legal Companion

A Walk-Through of the Case of State v. Andrea Davidson, a Fictional Robbery Prosecution

Talking to the Police

Search and Seizure

Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means

Eyewitness Identification: Psychology and Procedures

Booking and Bail: Checking In and Out of Jail

From Suspect to Defendant

Criminal Defense Lawyers

Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship in a Criminal Case

A Walk Through Criminal Court

Arraignments

Developing the Defense Strategy

Crimespeak: Understanding the Language of Criminal Laws

Defensespeak: Common Defenses to Criminal Charges

Discovery: Exchanging Information With the Prosecution

Investigating the Facts

Preliminary Hearings

Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense

Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials

Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases

Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End

The Trial Process

Sentencing: How the Court Punishes Convicted Defendants

Appeals: Seeking Review by a Higher Court

How the Criminal Justice System Works: A Walk Through Two Drunk Driving Cases

Juvenile Courts and Procedures

Prisoners' Rules

Looking Up the Law

Index

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