Book Description
This essential resource provides students with an introduction to the rules and principles of criminal procedure law. The three main objectives of this text are: 1. To use a case study approach to help students develop the analytical skills necessary to understand the origins, context, and evolutions of the law. 2. Concentrate on the US Supreme Court decisions interpreting both state and federal constitutions. 3. Introduce students to the reference materials and strategies used for basic legal research. Students will find this text a comprehensive overview, which presents the complex subject of criminal procedure in an innovative new format to make for maximum learning.

Book Info
Text provides an introduction to the important rules and principles of criminal procedure law, concentrating on United States Supreme Court decisions interpreting the federal Constitution. Helps to make students aware that state constitutions represent an additional and increasingly important source of judicial authority. DLC: Criminal procedure--United States.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This text is designed to introduce students to the legal issues associated with constitutional criminal procedure, and provides well—edited cases with textual explanations. While the text's focus is on U.S. Supreme Court case law that has established the constitutional rules of criminal procedure, state court interpretations of state constitutions are also examined. In addition, students are introduced to basic legal research techniques. Questions associated with the cases are posed throughout the text, with accompanying tips on how those questions can be investigated. An instructor's manual is available.

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