NCJ Number
13731
Date Published
1970
Length
721 pages
Annotation
STEP-BY-STEP PREPARATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
Abstract
THIS SINGLE VOLUME IS A COMPLETE GUIDE TO INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE TRIAL LAWYER DEFENDING A CRIMINAL CASE. IT IS A HANDBOOK THAT SAFELY LEADS THE PRACTITIONER STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE PREPARATION PHASES OF CRIMINAL CASES - AN AREA OF PRACTICE THAT MOST LAWYERS ARE UNTRAINED TO HANDLE AND THAT IS TECHNICALLY DIFFICULT TO GRASP. CHAPTERS ARE KEYED TO THE PRESENTATION AND ORDER OF PROOF, PREPARATION OF WITNESSES, PRE-TRIAL PROCEEDINGS AND EXCLUSIONARY HEARINGS. THE BOOK PRESENTS VALUABLE INFORMATION ON TECHNIQUES IN TRACING MISSING WITNESSES, UNEARTHING PUBLIC RECORDS, SELECTING AND LOCATING EXPERTS, SURVEILLANCE, OPERATION OF THE POLYGRAPH, DEALING WITH AND ANALYZING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SUCH AS GLASS, FABRICS, HAIR, BLOOD, SEMINAL FLUIDS, METAL, BULLETS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POWDER BURNS, WRITTEN DOCUMENTS, FIREARMS, AND FINGERPRINTS. DETAILED CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION AND ON DETERMINATION OF INTOXICATION AS WELL AS THE USE AND PITFALLS OF THE VARIOUS MACHINES WHICH ASSIST IN DETERMINING ALCOHOL CONTENT IN THE HUMAN BODY. ALSO USEFUL ARE THE IN-DEPTH CHAPTERS DEALING WITH NARCOTICS, HOMICIDE, POISONS, FORGERY, ARSON AND BURGLARY. THE VOLUME IS UPDATED BY A SUPPLEMENT THAT IS ISSUED PERIODICALLY. (SNI COMPLETE)