Criminal law, criminal procedure, and the constitution
By: Stephanie A. Jirard.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9780131756311
Subjects: Criminal law -- United States; Criminal procedure -- United States; Constitutional law -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The constitution and criminal law; title: How a criminal case works through the courts; title: Criminal law and the First Amendment; title: The criminal law basics : intent, acts, causation, parties and inchoate crimes; title: Crimes against the person; title: Crimes against property; title: Crimes that harm the public; title: Defenses; title: Pretrial identification, terry stops and arrests; title: The warrant requirement; title: Exceptions to the warrant requirement; title: Interrogation and confessions; title: The constitution at trial; title: Sentencing and appeals.