The criminal law handbook : know your rights, survive the system / by Paul Bergman & Sara J. Berman.

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    • Publication Information:
      11th edition
    • Content Notes:
      Talking to the police -- Search and seizure -- Arrest : when it happens, what it means -- Eyewitness identification : psychology & procedures -- Booking & bail : checking in & 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.
    • Notes:
      Includes index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781413310535 (pbk.) :
      1413310532 (pbk.)
    • Accession Number:
      2009011881
    • Accession Number:
      316737116
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.471032