NCJ Number
129355
Date Published
1991
Length
1265 pages
Annotation
This book presents recent U.S. Supreme Court cases and some State appellate court cases pertinent to crime investigation, prosecution, and adjudication along with discussions of the legal principles involved.
Abstract
An introductory discussion of crime and the criminal justice process considers perspectives on the criminal justice process and the processing of a criminal case. Court cases pertinent to issues in the investigation of crime and police legal limitations address the exclusionary sanction, constitutional doctrines relating to law enforcement conduct, the issuance and execution of arrest and search warrants, the detention of persons and related searches, warrantless searches, electronic surveillance, interrogation and confessions, undercover investigations, grand jury investigative functions, and eyewitness identification. Court cases relevant to prosecution and adjudication cover initial appearance and detention, bail and preventive detention, discretion to prosecute, the preliminary examination and the grand jury, the right to a speedy trial, and competency to stand trial. Other prosecution and adjudication issues addressed are discovery and disclosure, the right to an impartial trial, joinder and severance of charges and defendants, double jeopardy, pretrial hearings and related matters, adjudication of guilt by plea, adjudication by trial, effective assistance of counsel, sentencing, and appeal and collateral attack. For individual chapters, see NCJ 129356-81. Case notes, table of cases, and subject index