NCJ Number
58529
Date Published
1979
Length
435 pages
Annotation
A 1978 SECOND EDITION OF A TEXT ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THIS BOOK REFLECTS LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1975 CONCERNING SEARCH AND SEIZURE, WARRANTS, ADMISSIONS, CONFESSIONS, AND CASE PREPARATIONS.
Abstract
THE MATERIAL HIGHLIGHTS TWO MAJOR CONTINUING TRENDS AFFECTING ALL ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW: THE EMPHASIS OF ALL COURTS ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AS THE TOUCHSTONE OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT AND THE RELIANCE OF MANY STATE COURTS ON THEIR STATE CONSTITUTIONS TO PLACE GREATER RESTRICTIONS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAN THOSE DEMANDED BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. THE TEXT ACQUAINTS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE AND REASONING OF THE COURTS IN THE AREAS OF INTERROGATIONS, LINEUPS, SEARCHES AND SEIZURES, AND ARRESTS TO HELP THEM FORMULATE GUIDELINES FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR SUCH SITUATIONS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EDITION ARE TREATMENT OF RESISTANCE TO ARREST, WARRANTLESS ENTRY OF DWELLINGS TO ARREST, CHANGES IN THE RULES ON SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST RESULTING FROM THE U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION IN SOUTH DAKOTA V. OPPERMAN, GUIDELINES FOR MULTIPLE INTERROGATIONS UNDER MIRANDA, A JUSTIFICATION FOR STOPPING AND FRISKING BASED ON AN INFORMANT'S TIP, AND GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR LINEUP IDENTIFICATION CHECKLISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATIONS. SECTIONS ALSO COVER HABEAS COUPUS, NEW FORMS FOR ARREST WARRANTS, COMPLAINTS, SUMMONS, MULTIPLE AFFIDAVITS ANTICIPATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH WARRANTS, THE EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE AND IMPROPER LINEUP IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, THE OPERATION OF THE CARROLL DOCTRINE, EXCEPTIONS TO HEARSAY RULE, AND INDICATIONS OF VOLUNTARINESS OF CONSENT. CHAPTERS ARE SUMMARIZED. THE TEXT PROVIDES AN INDEX AND A TABLE OF CITED CASES. (DAG)