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Criminal Procedure

John M. Scheb; John M. Scheb II

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Synopsis

Paperback split of the authors' Criminal Law and Procedure (West, 1994) develops the background of criminal procedure, highlights contemporary developments, and illustrates the applicability of criminal procedure to specific situations. Shows how criminal law has transformed into a sophisticated process as the Constitution was interpreted in order to establish federal standards for the pretrial, trial, sentencing and appellate stages of criminal law. The text places special emphasis on pretrial and appellate processes and on the explanation of important constitutional concepts.

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About the Authors

John M. Scheb was born in Orlando, Florida, in 1926. He entered the practice of law in 1950. He served as associate municipal judge in Sarasota, Florida, from 1957 to 1959. From 1959 to 1970, he served as City Attorney for the city of Sarasota. In 1974, he was appointed to the Florida District Court of Appeal, second district, a position he held until his retirement in 1992. Judge Scheb holds the B.A. from Florida Southern College, the J.D. from the University of Florida, and the LL.M. from the University of Virginia.

John M. Scheb, II attended the University of Florida, where he received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in political science. He is now Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he specializes in public law, courts, and the judicial process. Professor Scheb has authored numerous articles in professional journals and is coauthor of several other textbooks, including: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM, 3rd Edition (Wolters Kluwer, 2013), LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS (Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005), and AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 6th Edition (Wadsworth/Cengage, 2014).

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