BASIC CRIMINAL LAW - STUDIES FOR AMERICAN INDIAN COURT JUDGES

• NCJ Number: 35784
• Author(s): J T MCDERMOTT; R W JOHNSON; J V WHITE
• Editor(s): K IMIG
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 517 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-DF-09-0025
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National American Indian Court Judges Assoc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A MANUAL DEVELOPED FOR USE IN THE NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATION'S BASIC CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE TRAINING PROGRAM.

Abstract

PROCEDURAL AREAS COVERED INCLUDE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRIBAL JUDGES, TRIAL COURT PROCEDURES, AND INDIAN APPELLATE COURT PROCEDURES. SUBSTANTIVE AREAS INCLUDE JURISDICTION, THE SUMMONING PROCESS, WARRANTS-ARREST AND SEARCH, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE. EVIDENCE, DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION, THE RIGHTS TO COUNSEL AND SPEEDY TRIAL, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, AND HABEAS CORPUS ARE ALSO COVERED. THESE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES ARE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF LAW LESSONS.