Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure: Caught in the ACT

With a new approach to understanding criminal procedure, Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure by Daniel Hall rethinks the traditional format by providing students with a thorough understanding of the constitutional and procedural dimensions of a criminal case from investigation through sentencing. Through real-life cases, contemporary examples, and questions and problems in topical sections, students are able to relate to the content and apply what they learn. With a focus on current challenges facing the criminal justice system, including police accountability and governmental power during national emergencies, this timely book is a valuable asset to any course seeking to give students a better-than-formative understanding of criminal procedure.

Daniel E. Hall, earned his bachelor’s degree at Indiana University, Juris Doctor at Washburn University, and Doctor of Education in higher education curriculum and instruction at the University of Central Florida. After law school, Daniel clerked for both the Honorable Gene E. Brooks, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia.

He has practiced law in the United States and in Micronesia, where he served as assistant attorney general following his judicial clerkship. In this capacity he litigated some of the young Nation’s first cases that addressed important criminal, constitutional, and traditional law issues. He has been a member of the faculties of the University of Central Florida, the University of Toledo, and Miami University, where he is currently professor of Justice and Community Studies and Political Science, and Affiliate Professor of Global and Intercultural Studies. He is also a visiting professor of law at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. Daniel is the author or coauthor of twenty-eight textbooks, including revisions, and a dozen journal articles on public law subjects. He is father of Grace and Eva, stepfather to Thea, and partner to Aryana.