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Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (November 27, 2023) © 2024

  • John L. Worrall University of Texas at Dallas

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Title overview

Criminal Procedure is an authentic study of criminal procedure, for both the novice reader and the aspiring law student. It provides a comprehensive introduction to criminal procedure, from a first encounter with the police, all the way through to appeal.

Assuming no legal expertise, the text connects criminal procedure cases to real-life implications through innovative pedagogy. For example, decision-making exercises position you as judge and challenge you to decide cases based on the facts presented.

Conversational and easy to read, the 7th Edition adds Supreme Court decisions through the 2021-22 term and analyzes their impact on criminal and legal processes. Topics covered include qualified immunity, pretrial detentions, victim impact statements and warning shots, among many others.

Table of contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

  1. Introduction to Criminal Procedure
  2. Remedies

PART 2: SEARCH AND SEIZURE

  1. Introduction to Search and Seizure
  2. Searches and Arrests with Warrants
  3. Searches and Arrests without Warrants
  4. Actions Based on Reasonable Suspicion
  5. Actions Based on Administrative Justification and Consent

PART 3: INTERROGATIONS, CONFESSIONS, AND IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES

  1. Interrogations and Confessions
  2. Identification Procedures and the Role of Witnesses

PART 4: THE BEGINNINGS OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS

  1. The Pretrial Process
  2. Prosecutors, Grand Juries, and Defense Attorneys
  3. Plea Bargaining and Guilty Pleas

PART 5: TRIAL, CONVICTION, AND BEYOND

  1. Rights at Trial
  2. More Rights at Trial
  3. Sentencing, Appeals, and Habeas Corpus

Glossary

Notes

Case Index

Subject Index

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