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The criminal law handbook : know your rights, survive the system / by Paul Bergman & Sara J. Berman-Barrett.

by Bergman, Paul, 1943-

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Berkeley : Nolo, c2007.

Criminal procedure -- United States -- Popular works.

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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007013009.html

9781413307047 (pbk.)

1413307043 (pbk.)

616 p. ; 23 cm.

Talking to the police -- Search and seizure: when the police can search for and seize evidence -- Arrest: when it happens, what it means -- Eyewitness identification: psychology and procedures -- Booking and bail: checking in and checking out of jail -- From suspect to defendant: how crimes get charged -- Criminal defense lawyers: who they are, what they do, how to find one -- Understanding the attorney-client relationship in a criminal case -- A walk through criminal court -- Arraignments -- Developing the defense strategy -- Crimespeak: understanding the language of criminal laws -- Defensespeak: common defenses to criminal charges -- Discovery: exchanging information with the prosecution -- Investigating the facts -- Preliminary hearings -- Fundamental trial rights of the defense -- Basic evidence rules in criminal trials -- Motions and their role in criminal cases -- Plea bargains: how most criminal cases end -- The trial process -- Sentencing: how the court punishes convicted defendants -- Appeals: seeking review by a higher court -- How the criminal justice system works: a walk through two drunk driving cases -- Juvenile courts and procedures -- Prisoners rights -- Looking up the law.

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