NCJ Number
17203
Date Published
1974
Length
125 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK IS INTENDED TO GIVE REPORTERS WHO COVER COURT PROCEEDINGS A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CALIFORNIA'S COURTS OF THE PROCEDURES THEY FOLLOW.
Abstract
THE TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE COURT ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION, PRETRIAL CIVIL PROCEDURE, PRETRIAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL TRIAL PROCEDURE, LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, THE HISTORY OF THE FREE PRESS-FAIR TRIAL MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, AND AN ARTICLE ON THE CURRENT NEWSMEN'S SHIELD LAW CONTROVERSY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)