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This latest edition of Virginia Criminal Law and Procedure is the definitive authority on criminal law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, offering comprehensive coverage of substantive crimes, plus the procedural, constitutional, and ethical issues involved in criminal practice. Expert author John L. Costello discusses problems encountered in pretrial, trial, and appellate practice – offering valuable guidance at each stage. From arrest to appeal, Virginia Criminal Law and Procedure is the practice manual criminal lawyers in Virginia can't afford to be without.
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Table of contents
PART I GENERAL
CHAPTER 1 SOURCES OF LAW IN VIRGINIA
CHAPTER 2 JURISDICTION AND VENUE
PART II CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
CHAPTER 3 HOMICIDE
CHAPTER 4 ASSAULT, BATTERY, WOUNDING AND MAIMING
CHAPTER 5 SEXUAL AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 6 ROBBERY AND EXTORTION
CHAPTER 7 ABDUCTION AND RELATED OFFENSES
PART III TWO HYBRID OFFENSES
CHAPTER 8 ARSON AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 9 BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENSES
PART IV TAKING OFFENSES
CHAPTER 10 LARCENY
CHAPTER 11 EMBEZZLEMENT AND FRAUDULENT CONVERSIONS
CHAPTER 12 OBTAINING PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSE
CHAPTER 13 FORGERY, UTTERING, AND CURRENCY OFFENSES
CHAPTER 14 BAD CHECK LAW
CHAPTER 15 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC CRIMES
CHAPTER 16 CREDIT CARD THEFT, FORGERY AND FRAUD
PART V INCHOATE OFFENSES: CONSPIRACY, ATTEMPTS AND SOLICITATION
CHAPTER 17 CONSPIRACY
CHAPTER 18 ATTEMPTS
CHAPTER 19 SOLICITATION, THREATS AND STALKING
PART VI HEALTH, SAFETY AND PUBLIC ORDER OFFENSES
CHAPTER 20 DRUGS
CHAPTER 21 OFFENSES RELATED TO DRIVING AND OPERATING VEHICLES
CHAPTER 22 WEAPONS, TERRORISM AND RACKETEERING
PART VII CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
CHAPTER 23 PERJURY
CHAPTER 24 BRIBERY AND RELATED OFFENSES
CHAPTER 25 CHAMPERTY, MAINTENANCE AND BARRATRY
CHAPTER 26 CONTEMPT OF COURT
CHAPTER 27 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND RELATED OFFENSES
PART VIII PARTIES AND NON-PARTIES TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
CHAPTER 28 PARTIES
CHAPTER 29 CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER 30 LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES
PART IX DEFENSES
CHAPTER 31 PROTECTED PERSONS--NO CULPABILITY
CHAPTER 32 EXCUSED PERSONS--NO CULPABILITY
CHAPTER 33 DEFENSE OF SELF, OTHERS OR PROPERTY
CHAPTER 34 NOT-GUILTY-AS-CHARGED PERSONS
PART X PROTECTION AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES
CHAPTER 35 THE GENERAL RULE
CHAPTER 36 EXCEPTIONS TO THE WARRANT REQUIREMENT
CHAPTER 37 REQUIREMENTS FOR A VALID SEARCH WARRANT
CHAPTER 38 SPECIAL CASES
CHAPTER 39 THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE
CHAPTER 40 WHO MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT UNLAWFUL SEARCH OR SEIZURE?
CHAPTER 41 PRETRIAL MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE AND/OR DISMISS CHARGES
CHAPTER 42 ARREST AND BAIL
PART XI THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE SILENCE OR SPEECH
CHAPTER 43 THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION
CHAPTER 44 GRANT OF IMMUNITY TO COMPEL TESTIMONY
CHAPTER 45 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 46 GUILTY PLEAS
PART XII FINDING THE EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 47 DEFENSE AND CONFRONTATION
CHAPTER 48 THE RIGHT TO COMPULSORY PROCESS
CHAPTER 49 DISCOVERY
CHAPTER 50 EXCULPATORY, IMPEACHMENT & FALSE EVIDENCE
PART XIII LIMITATIONS ON THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 51 DOUBLE JEOPARDY
CHAPTER 52 THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL
CHAPTER 53 THE RIGHT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS
CHAPTER 54 THE SPECIAL PROBLEM OF REGULATING OBSCENITY
CHAPTER 55 NOTICE AND THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT TRIAL
CHAPTER 56 THE RIGHT TO A PUBLIC TRIAL
CHAPTER 57 THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY
CHAPTER 58 EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS
CHAPTER 59 FREEDOM FROM VICARIOUS GUILT--JOINT TRIALS
CHAPTER 60 PRESUMPTIONS, INSTRUCTIONS & THE BURDEN OF PROOF
PART XIV POSTTRIAL ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 61 MOTIONS AND NOTICES
CHAPTER 62 APPEALS
CHAPTER 63 SENTENCING IN VIRGINIA
PART XV PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 64 THE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL
CHAPTER 65 EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF LOYAL COUNSEL
CHAPTER 66 COUNSEL'S POWERS AND CLIENT'S RIGHTS
CHAPTER 67 COUNSEL'S SYSTEMIC DUTIES
PART XVI COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 68 HABEAS CORPUS
CHAPTER 69 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIME
CHAPTER 70 THE PROSECUTOR
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF STATUTES
INDEX
