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Lexis Nexis LexisNexis Practice Guide: Pennsylvania Criminal Law
This publication is a practical guide to the practice and procedure of Pennsylvania criminal law, primarily geared toward the defense.
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Topically organized, this practice guide covers the entire process of a criminal trial in Pennsylvania, from the initial representation of a client through sentencing and post-sentencing procedures and much more. Each chapter combines authoritative legal analysis with an expert author's practical insights, distilled from 25+ years of experience working in the Public Defender's Office of Cumberland County. Includes helpful Practice Tips that transition smoothly from legal analysis to practical application of a point of law.
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Table of contents
CHAPTER 1 JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 2 BAIL
CHAPTER 3 PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
CHAPTER 4 ARRAIGNMENT
CHAPTER 5 BILL OF PARTICULARS AND DISCOVERY
CHAPTER 6 OMNIBUS PRETRIAL MOTIONS
CHAPTER 7 SEARCH WARRANTS
CHAPTER 8 PRIVILEGES
CHAPTER 9 ACCELERATED REHABILITATIVE DISPOSITION (ARD) AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE DISPOSITIONS
CHAPTER 10 PLEAS
CHAPTER 11 SENTENCING
CHAPTER 12 PROBATION AND PAROLE
CHAPTER 13 POST SENTENCE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 14 POST CONVICTION RELIEF ACT
CHAPTER 15 INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS AND EXTRADITION
CHAPTER 16 JUVENILE LAW
CHAPTER 17 FORFEITURE
APPENDIX A: FORMS
TABLE OF CASES
TABLE OF STATUTES
INDEX
