The Criminal Law Handbook (Nolo) (2024 ed.)

Index

• Front Matter
• Chapter 1 Talking to the Police
• Chapter 2 Search and Seizure
• Chapter 3 Arrest: when It Happens, What It Means
• Chapter 4 Eyewitness Identification: Psychology and Procedures
• Chapter 5 Booking and Bail: Checking in and Out of Jail
• Chapter 6 From Suspect to Defendant
• Chapter 7 Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Chapter 8 Understanding the Attorney-client Relationship in a Criminal Case
• Chapter 9 A Walk Through Criminal Court
• Chapter 10 Arraignment
• Chapter 11 Developing the Defense Strategy
• Chapter 12 Criminal Laws and Their Language
• Chapter 13 Common Defenses to Criminal Charges
• Chapter 14 Discovery: Exchanging Information with the Prosecution
• Chapter 15 Investigating the Facts
• Chapter 16 Preliminary Hearings
• Chapter 17 Fundamental Trial Rights of the Defense
• Chapter 18 Basic Evidence Rules in Criminal Trials
• Chapter 19 Motions and Their Role in Criminal Cases
• Chapter 20 Plea Bargains: How Most Criminal Cases End
• Chapter 21 The Trial Process
• Chapter 22 Sentencing
• Chapter 23 Appeals and Writs
• Chapter 24 Victims and Their Rights
• Chapter 25 The System at Work: Dui Laws and Processes
• Chapter 26 Juvenile Courts and Procedures
• Chapter 27 Prison Rules
• Glossary