Advanced Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments and Questions (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks) - Softcover

Lafave, Wayne R.; Israel, Jerold H.; King, Nancy J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0314263713 ISBN 13: 9780314263711

Publisher: West Academic, 2002

Synopsis

This book is suited especially for those schools offering two courses on criminal procedure, one dealing largely with police practices, the other placing primary emphasis on the post-"police practices" or "investigation" phases from bail to post-conviction review. Presents a basic structure of the American criminal justice process. Also includes materials on pretrial release, the decision of whether to prosecute, the preliminary hearing, and the grand jury review.

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About the Author

Nancy J. King is professor of law and associate dean for Research and Faculty Development at Vanderbilt University Law School. She has served on the Sixth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules since 1996 and has participated in numerous activities and presentations regarding criminal procedure and jury selection issues in particular. She also served on the Tennessee Judicial Evaluations Guidelines Commission in 1994 and 1995. Professor King co-authored Criminal Procedure 2d, Modern Criminal Procedure, Advanced Criminal Procedure (The Adversary System), Cases, Comments and Questions 9th, and Basic Criminal Procedure (Police Practices), Cases, Comments and Questions 9th. She is also the author of a variety of law review articles dealing with juror selection and has lectured extensively in these areas as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: West Academic
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0314263713
• ISBN 13: 9780314263711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1654
• Editor: Kamisar Yale