Criminal law and procedure for the paralegal
By: Edward C. Carter, III
Series: Aspen college series
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9780735584877
Subjects: Criminal procedure; Criminal law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The criminal justice process; title: The nature of crime; title: Investigation of crime in the United States; title: Prosecution of crime in the United States; title: The distinction between criminal law and criminal procedure; title: Principles of criminal jurisdiction recognized by customary international law; title: The American Federal System and Criminal Jurisdiction; title: Constitutional limits on the power to define crimes; title: Accountability for criminal conduct; title: Categories and types of criminal offenses; title: How criminal offenses are defined; title: Affirmative defenses : excuse; title: Affirmative defenses : justification; title: Affirmative defenses : failure of proof and offense modification defenses; title: Affirmative defenses : non-exculpatory defenses; title: Criminal procedure during the investigative stage : search and seizure; title: Criminal procedure during the investigation stage : privilege against self-incrimination and other rights; title: Criminal procedure at the charging stage; title: Criminal procedure during the pre-trial stage; title: Criminal procedure during the trial stage; title: Criminal procedure during the post-trial stage : sentencing and beyond.