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Lexis Nexis Criminal Constitutional Law
This treatise examines all the complex constitutional issues involved in criminal law.
Publisher: Matthew Bender Elite Products
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This wide-ranging treatise examines all the complex constitutional issues involved in criminal law. It provides substantive discussion, as well as procedural guidelines on tactics and strategy. The treatise analyzes all important Supreme Court, federal and state decisions interpreting Constitution provisions.
Procedures mandated by the constitution for police, the courts, the prosecution and the defense at each stage of the criminal process are thoroughly scrutinized, with discussions of:
• Prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures, including "good faith" exceptions
• Protection against compulsive self-incrimination and compelled testimony
• Prohibition against excessive bail
• Obligations of due process and equal protection
• Right to counsel, right to a jury trial, and rights of appeal
First published in 1990.
The eBook versions of this title feature links to Lexis Advance for further legal research options.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CHAPTER 2 Search and Seizure
CHAPTER 3 Search and Seizure: Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
CHAPTER 4 Confessions and Other Incriminating Statements
CHAPTER 5 Eyewitness Identification Procedures
CHAPTER 6 Grand Jury Procedures
CHAPTER 7 Pretrial Release
CHAPTER 8 The Preliminary Hearing
CHAPTER 9 Prosecutorial Decisionmaking
CHAPTER 10 Disclosure and Discovery
CHAPTER 11 Pretrial Motions
CHAPTER 12 Pleas and Plea Bargaining
CHAPTER 13 Right to Counsel
CHAPTER 14 Trial by Jury
CHAPTER 14A Conduct of the Trial
CHAPTER 14B Civil Forfeiture
CHAPTER 15 Appeals
