Criminal Law and Procedure (Non-InfoTrac Version)

by Scheb, John M.; Scheb, II, John M.

• ISBN13: 9780534572624
• ISBN10: 0534572626
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-19
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Legal Foundations of Criminal Justice	p. 1
Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure	p. 2
Introduction	p. 3
What Is a Crime?	p. 4
Civil and Criminal Law	p. 7
The Origins and Sources of the Criminal Law	p. 7
Constitutional Limitations on the Criminal Justice System	p. 12
Stages in the Criminal Process	p. 13
Criminal Punishment	p. 20
Organization of the Criminal Justice System	p. 26
Introduction	p. 27
Legislatures	p. 27
Law Enforcement Agencies	p. 30
Prosecutorial Agencies	p. 32
Defense Attorneys	p. 34
Juries	p. 35
The Courts	p. 36
The Juvenile Justice System	p. 43
The Corrections System	p. 44
The Substantive Criminal Law	p. 49
Constitutional Limitations on the Prohibition of Criminal Conduct	p. 50
Introduction	p. 51
The Power to Enact Criminal Laws	p. 52
Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto Laws	p. 54
The Bill of Rights	p. 55
The First Amendment Freedom of Expression	p. 56
Freedom of Assembly	p. 60
Free Exercise of Religion	p. 61
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms	p. 63
The Doctrines of Vagueness and Overbreadth	p. 63
The Prohibition Against Cruel and Unusual Punishments	p. 65
The Constitutional Right of Privacy	p. 65
Equal Protection of the Laws	p. 67
Standards of Judicial Review	p. 68
The Importance of State Constitutions	p. 68
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 72
Brandenburg v. Ohio	p. 72
Miller v. California	p. 73
Griswold v. Connecticut	p. 75
Elements of Crimes and Parties to Crimes	p. 77
Introduction	p. 78
The Actus Reus (The Act Requirement)	p. 78
The Mens Rea (The Criminal Intent Requirement)	p. 81
The Strict Liability Offenses	p. 86
The Causation Requirement	p. 87
Parties to a Crime	p. 88
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 92
People v. Valot	p. 92
Morissette v. United States	p. 92
Inchoate Offenses	p. 95
Introduction	p. 96
Attempt	p. 96
Solicitation	p. 99
Conspiracy	p. 101
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 109
Bucklew v. State	p. 109
State v. Keen	p. 111
Gomez v. People	p. 113
Offenses Against Persons	p. 115
Introduction	p. 116
Assaultive Offenses	p. 117
Homicide	p. 121
Suicide	p. 132
Rape and Sexual Battery	p. 135
Abortion	p. 144
Abusive Offenses	p. 146
False Imprisonment and Kidnapping	p. 148
Civil Rights Offenses	p. 152
Hate Crimes	p. 154
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 158
State v. Towers	p. 158
State v. Corder	p. 159
Manuel v. State	p. 160
State v. Studham	p. 162
State v. Rothenberg	p. 163
State v. Snider	p. 165
Crimes Against Property	p. 167
Introduction	p. 168
The Common-Law Theft Offenses	p. 168
The Modern Approach to Theft Offenses	p. 171
Robbery	p. 175
Forgery and Uttering a Forged Instrument	p. 179
Worthless Checks	p. 181
Access Device Fraud	p. 182
Habitation Offenses	p. 183
Malicious Mischief	p. 187
Extortion	p. 187
Defenses to Property Crimes	p. 188
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 191
State v. Richard	p. 191
Jones v. Commonwealth	p. 192
Holloway aka Ali v. United States	p. 193
State v. Gomez	p. 194
State v. Feldt	p. 196
State v. Tonnisen	p. 197
Offenses Against Public Morality	p. 199
Introduction	p. 200
Criminal Prohibitions of Sexual Conduct	p. 202
Indecent Exposure	p. 207
Obscenity	p. 208
Profanity	p. 213
Gambling	p. 214
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 220
Bowers v. Hardwick	p. 220
Campbell v. Sundquist	p. 222
Austin v. State	p. 224
Radey v. State	p. 226
United States v. Pinelli	p. 227
Alcohol and Drug Offenses	p. 230
Introduction	p. 231
Drug Offenses	p. 231
Drug Courts: A New Approach	p. 235
Intoxication Offenses	p. 237
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 242
Robinson v. California	p. 242
Embry v. State	p. 243
Powell v. Texas	p. 244
People v. Randolph	p. 246
White-Collar and Organized Crime	p. 248
Introduction	p. 249
Legal Principles Governing White-Collar Crimes	p. 249
Common Federal White-Collar Crimes	p. 251
Organized Crime	p. 259
Defenses in White-Collar and Organized Crime Cases	p. 262
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 265
Evans v. United States	p. 265
United States v. Gambino	p. 267
United States v. Lewis	p. 268
Offenses Against Public Health and the Environment	p. 271
Introduction	p. 272
Public Health Legislation	p. 272
Planning and Zoning Laws	p. 275
The Scope of Federal and State Environmental Statutes	p. 276
Noise Pollution	p. 281
Antismoking Legislation	p. 283
Wildlife Protection Laws	p. 283
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 287
United States v. Sellers	p. 287
Offenses Against Public Order and Safety	p. 289
Introduction	p. 290
Breaches of the Peace	p. 290
Vagrancy, Loitering, and Curfews	p. 294
Motor Vehicle Violations	p. 299
Weapons Offenses	p. 300
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 305
Commonwealth v. Young	p. 305
City of Chicago v. Morales	p. 306
State v. Young	p. 310
United States v. Evans	p. 311
United States v. Lopez	p. 311
Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration	p. 313
Introduction	p. 314
Bribery	p. 314
Perjury	p. 317
Obstruction of Justice	p. 320
Resisting Arrest	p. 321
Compounding a Crime	p. 322
Escape	p. 323
Contempt	p. 325
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 330
State v. Gustafson	p. 330
United States v. Scott	p. 331
State v. Blanton	p. 333
State v. Ring	p. 335
Criminal Responsibility and Defenses	p. 336
Introduction	p. 337
Defenses in General	p. 337
Defenses Asserting Lack of Capacity to Commit a Crime	p. 338
Defenses Asserting Excuse or Justification	p. 344
Defenses Justifying the Use of Force	p. 350
Defenses Based on Constitutional and Statutory Authority	p. 357
Defenses Based on Improper Government Conduct	p. 362
Nontraditional Defenses	p. 366
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 373
Latimore v. State	p. 373
United States v. Freeman	p. 374
State v. Freeman	p. 375
People v. Greene	p. 377
Cruz v. State	p. 379
Law Enforcement and Criminal Procedure	p. 381
Search and Seizure	p. 382
Introduction	p. 383
Historical Background	p. 383
When, Where, and to Whom the Fourth Amendment Applies	p. 385
The Scope of Privacy Protected by the Fourth Amendment	p. 390
The Warrant Requirement	p. 393
Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement	p. 401
Exceptions to the Probable Cause Requirement	p. 406
Technology and the Fourth Amendment	p. 409
The Exclusionary Rule	p. 411
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 417
Katz v. United States	p. 417
Illinois v. Gates	p. 419
United States v. Ross	p. 421
Mapp v. Ohio	p. 423
United States v. Leon	p. 424
Arrest, Interrogation, and Identification Procedures	p. 427
Introduction	p. 428
Arrest	p. 429
Investigatory Detention	p. 434
Roadblocks and Sobriety Checkpoints	p. 438
Requests for Information or Identification	p. 440
Interrogation and Confessions	p. 441
Identification Procedures	p. 445
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 451
Tennessee v. Garner	p. 451
Whren v. United States	p. 455
Miranda v. Arizona	p. 453
New York v. Quarles	p. 458
United States v. Wade	p. 460
The Pretrial Process	p. 463
Introduction	p. 464
The Right to Counsel	p. 464
Disposition of Petty Offenses	p. 469
The Initial Court Appearance	p. 469
Pretrial Release and Pretrial Detention	p. 470
The Formal Charging Process	p. 473
The Grand Jury	p. 475
Extradition	p. 477
Jurisdiction and Venue	p. 478
Joinder and Severance	p. 479
Pretrial Motions	p. 482
Arraignment	p. 484
Plea Bargaining	p. 485
Availability of Compulsory Process	p. 487
Pretrial Discovery	p. 487
The Right to a Speedy Trial	p. 490
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 494
Scott v. Illinois	p. 494
United States v. Salerno	p. 496
United States v. Calandra	p. 498
Boykin v. Alabama	p. 500
Bordenkircher v. Hayes	p. 501
The Criminal Trial	p. 504
Introduction	p. 505
Constitutional Rights Pertaining to the Criminal Trial	p. 505
Selection of the Jury	p. 509
Free Press Versus Fair Trial	p. 514
"Order in the Court"	p. 516
The Rules of Evidence	p. 518
The Trial Process	p. 528
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 541
Williams v. Florida	p. 541
Batson v. Kentucky	p. 543
Jackson v. State	p. 546
Sentencing and Punishment	p. 549
Introduction	p. 550
Contemporary Forms of Criminal Punishment	p. 552
The Death Penalty	p. 556
The Sentencing Stage of the Criminal Process	p. 564
Granting and Revoking Probation	p. 569
Statutory Approaches to Incarceration	p. 571
The Rights of Prisoners	p. 577
The Rights of Crime Victims	p. 581
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 585
Furman v. Georgia	p. 585
Gregg v. Georgia	p. 589
Payne v. Tennessee	p. 591
Apprendi v. New Jersey	p. 594
Koon v. United States	p. 597
Appeal and Postconviction Relief	p. 600
Introduction	p. 601
Appeal of Right	p. 601
The Appellate Process	p. 606
Postconviction Relief	p. 613
Nonjudicial Remedies Available to Persons Convicted of Crimes	p. 618
Excerpts from Judicial Decisions	p. 622
Douglas v. California	p. 622
Felker v. Turpin	p. 624
Access to the Law Through Legal Research	p. 628
The Nature of Legal Research	p. 628
Primary Legal Sources	p. 628
Secondary Sources	p. 637
Computerized Legal Research	p. 642
How to Research a Specific Point of Law	p. 643
Conclusion	p. 645
The Constitution of the United States of America	p. 646
Glossary	p. 660
Table of Cases	p. 687
Index	p. 695
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