The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (Criminal Law Handbook)

Do you know what happens when you are accused of a crime? How you are charged? How plea bargains work? What happens in court? Anyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- can turn to a plain-English legal book for the information they need. With The Criminal Law Handbook, you can learn exactly what goes on in a criminal case. The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers: \*arrests \*booking \*preliminary hearings \*charges \*bail \*courts \*arraignment \*search and seizure \*defenses \*evidence \*trials \*plea bargains \*sentencing \*juveniles \*"crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes \*and much more The 5th edition provides the latest in the law and court findings. Find out if police can use high-tech devices to search for evidence in your house, whether school officials can search students without warrants, and how the post-9/11 Patriot Act expands the power of federal agents. The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System 1 The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Acknowledgments 7 Table of Contents 9 Introduction 15 Section I: How Can This Book Help You? 16 Section II: A Walk-Through of the Case of State v. Andrea Davidson, a Fictional obbery Prosecution 21 Chapter 1 Talking to the Police 27 Section I: Police Questioning of People Who Haven’t Been Taken Into Custody 29 Section II: Police Questioning of Arrestees 36 Chapter 2 Search and Seizure: When the Police Can Search for and Seize Evidence 49 Section I: The Constitutional Background 53 Section II: Search Warrants 58 Section III: Warrantless and Consent Searches 62 Section IV: Warrantless Searches and the Plain View Doctrine 66 Section V: Warrantless Searches That Are Incident to Arrest 68 Section VI: ¡° Stop and Frisk¡± Searches 70 Section VII: Searches of Car and Occupants 72 Section VIII: Warrantless Searches Under Emergency (Exigent) Circumstances 76 Section IX: Miscellaneous Warrantless Searches 77 Chapter 3 Arrest: When It Happens, What It Means 85 Section I: General Arrest Principles 87 Section II: Arrest Warrants 92 Section III: Warrantless Arrests 93 Section IV: Use of Force When Making Arrests 95 Section V: Citizens¡ ̄ Arrests 98 Chapter 4 Police Procedures to Help Eyewitnesses Identify Suspects 103 Section I: An Overview of Eyewitness Identification Procedures 105 Section II: Lineups 109 Section III: Showups 120 Section IV: Photo IDs 121 Section V: Motions to Suppress Identifications 123 Chapter 5 Booking and Bail: Checking In and Checking Out of Jail 127 Section I: The Booking Process 129 Section II: Arranging for Bail 132 Section III: Own 141 Chapter 6 From Suspect to Defendant: How Crimes Get Charged 145 Section I: Crime and Criminal Cases 147 Section II: To Charge or Not to Charge, That Is the Question 149 Section III: The Mechanics of Charging 157 Section IV: Grand Juries 160 Section V: Diversion 162 Chapter 7 Criminal Defense Lawyers: Who They Are, What They Do, How to Find One 167 Section I: Do I Need a Lawyer? 169 Section II: Court- Appointed Attorneys 172 Section III: Private Defense Attorneys 179 Section IV: Self- Representation 188 Chapter 8 Understanding the Attorney-Client Relationship in a Criminal Case 197 Section I: Confidentiality 199 Section II: Client- Centered Decision-Making 203 Section III: Lawyer- Client Communication 209 Section IV: Representing Guilty Defendants 210 Section V: Competent Clients 212 Chapter 9 A Walk Through Criminal Court 213 Section I: The Courthouse 215 Section II: The Courtroom 216 Section III: The Courtroom Players 219 Section IV: Courtroom Behavior 225 Chapter 10 Arraignments 229 Section I: Timing of Arraignments 231 Section II: Self- Representation at Arraignment 239 Chapter 11 Developing the Defense Strategy 243 Section I: Overview 245 Section II: How the Defendant’s Version of Events May Limit Defense Strategies 249 Section III: When Attorneys Ignore a Defendant’s Version of Events 253 Section IV: The Importance of Honesty in Developing a Defense Strategy 255 Chapter 12 Crimespeak: Understanding the Language of Criminal Laws 259 Section 1: Mens Rea 263 Section II: The Meaning of Frequently Used Legal Language 266 Section III: Derivative Criminal Responsibility 271 Section IV: 0Murder and Manslaughter 277 Section V: Rape 281 Section VI: Burglary 283 Section VII: Robbery 286 Section VIII: Theft 287 Section IX: Hate Crimes 291 Section X: The Patriot Act 293 Chapter 13 Defensespeak: Common Defenses to Criminal Charges 297 Section I: Prosecutor¡ ̄s Failure to Prove Guilt 299 Section II: ¡° Partial¡± Defenses 302 Section III: Self- Defense 305 Section IV: Alibi 308 Section V: Insanity 309 Section VI: Intoxication (Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol) 313 Section VII: Entrapment Question: 315 Section VIII: Jury Nullification 316 Chapter 14 Discovery: Exchanging Information With the Prosecution 319 Section I: Modern Discovery Policy 320 Section II: Discovery of Helpful Information 321 Section III: Discovery of Harmful Information 324 Section IV: Reciprocal Discovery 327 Chapter 15 Investigating the Facts 329 Section I: Interviewing Prosecution Witnesses 330 Section II: Finding and Prosecution Witnesses 333 Section III: Other Investigation Tasks and Their Costs 334 Chapter 16 Preliminary Hearings 337 Section I: What Preliminary Hearings Are and When They Are Held 338 Section II: Basic Rights During Preliminary Hearings 343 Section III: Common Defense and Prosecution Strategies at the Preliminary Hearing 346 Chapter 17 Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense 349 Section I: The Defendant¡ ̄s Right to Due Process of Law 351 Section II: The Prosecution¡ ̄s Burden of Proof 353 Section III: The Defendant¡ ̄s Right to Remain Silent 356 Section IV: The Defendant’s Right to Confront Witnesses 359 Section V: The Defendant¡ ̄s (and the Media’s) Right to a Public Trial 361 Section VI: A Defendant¡ ̄s Right to a Jury Trial 364 Section VII: A Defendant¡ ̄s Right to Counsel 366 Section VIII: A Defendant¡ ̄s Right to a Speedy Trial 368 Section IX: The Defendant¡ ̄s Right Not to Be Placed in Double Jeopardy 370 Chapter 18 Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials 373 Section I: Overview 375 Section II: Rules Regulating the Content of Testimony 378 Section III: Rules Regulating the Manner of Testimony 390 Section IV: Scientific Evidence 394 Section V: Privileged (Confidential) Information 398 Chapter 19 Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases 403 Section I: The Basic Procedures 405 Section II: Common Pretrial Motions 408 Section III: Motions During Trial 413 Section IV: Motions After Trial 415 Chapter 20 Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End 419 Section I: Plea Bargaining— The Basics 421 Section II: The Pros and Cons of Plea Bargains 422 Section III: The Plea Bargaining Process 426 Section IV: The Strategy of Negotiating Plea Bargains 431 Chapter 21 The Trial Process 437 Section I: Summary of the Trial Process 440 Section II: Choosing a Judge or Jury Trial 441 Section III: Jury Voir Dire 443 Section IV: Motions in Limine 447 Section V: Opening Statements 448 Section VI: Prosecution¡ ̄s Case-in-Chief 450 Section VII: Direct Examination of Witnesses 451 Section VIII: Cross-Examination 454 Section IX: Defense Motion to Dismiss 455 Section X: Defendant¡ ̄s Case-in-Chief 455 Section XI: Closing Argument 457 Section XII: Instructing the Jury 459 Section XIII: Jury Deliberations and Verdict 461 Chapter 22 Sentencing: How the Court Punishes Convicted Defendants 467 Section I: Overview of Sentencing 470 Section II: Sentencing Procedures 476 Section III: Sentence Options 482 Section IV: The Death Penalty 493 Chapter 23 Appeals: Seeking Review by a Higher Court 501 Section I: Appeals 502 Section II: Writs 508 Chapter 24 How the Criminal Justice System Works: A Walk Through Two Drunk Driving Cases 513 Section I: Questions and Answers About DUI (Driving Under the Influence) 514 Section II: DUI Case Examples 523 Chapter 25 Juvenile Courts and Procedures 533 Section I: A Brief History of U.S. Juvenile Courts 535 Section II: Juvenile Court Jurisdiction 536 Section III: Deciding Whether to File Charges 539 Section IV: The Right to Counsel and Other Constitutional Rights 542 Section V: Trying Juveniles As Adults 546 Section VI: Sentencing (Disposition) Options 550 Section VII: Sealing Juvenile Court Records 555 Chapter 26 Prisoners¡ ̄ Rights 559 Section I: Prisons and Prisoners’ Rights 561 Section II: Legal Resources for Prisoners and Their Families 571 Section III: Parole 575 Section IV: Pardons 577 Chapter 27 Looking Up the Law 579 Section I: What to Research 580 Section II: Where to Do Research 592 Section III: Glossary 594 Index 615 I just wanted to say that this book is great, awsome.I had checked it out several times at my local library, then I decided to buy it due to all the wonderfull and helpfull information. It goes beyond technical description, breaks it down to be eaisly digestable. Thank you for a wonderfull book,I would highly recommend this book to family or friends. Not only for law students, anyone who is interested in how the system works. Thank you. Sincerly, Tina