LAW AND COURTS IN THE NEWS - A LAYMAN'S HANDBOOK

• NCJ Number: 9890
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 25 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: American Bar Association
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARY OUTLINE OF LEGAL PROCEDURES IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES, WITH A GLOSSARY OF LEGAL TERMS.

Abstract

THIS BOOKLET EXPLAINS BASIC PROCESSES OF COURT PROCEDURE, TRACING, CHRONOLOGICALLY, THE STEPS NORMALLY OCCURRING IN A CIVIL CASE AND IN A CRIMINAL CASE. IT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH ALL KINDS OF CASES ARISING IN THE COURTS, BUT ONLY TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES COMMON TO MOST OF THEM. THERE IS A GLOSSARY OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED LEGAL TERMS. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES DIAGRAMMATIC CHARTS OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THAT OF A TYPICAL STATE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)