CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED - PRE-TRIAL RIGHTS (WITH 1974 SUPPLEMENT)

• NCJ Number: 18615
• Author(s): J G COOK
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 572 pages
• Sale Source: Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIMES AND OF THE CURRENT DIMENSIONS OF THESE PROTECTIONS.

Abstract

EXTENSIVE ANNOTATIONS ARE PROVIDED REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPALS IN ALL JURISDICTIONS. REPRESENTATIVE CASES AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS ARE CITED. THE AREAS DISCUSSED ARE ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, BAIL, THE NATURE AND CAUSE OF THE ACCUSATION, THE GRAND JURY INDICTMENT, THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL, AND GUILTY PLEAS. AN INDEX, CATEGORIZED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, IS ALSO INCLUDED.