NCJ Number
19673
Date Published
1975
Length
401 pages
Annotation
SIMPLIFIED, STRAIGHTFORWARD VERSION OF LAWS OF PROCEDURE INTENDED TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN JUDGES AND POLICE AND AVOID THE VIOLATION OF RIGHTS OF CITIZENS BY OFFICERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF LIMITATIONS.
Abstract
THE COMPLEXITY OF LEGAL LANGUAGE IS REDUCED TO CLEAR ADVICE ON ARREST, SEARCH WARRANTS, PROBABLE CAUSE, EXCEPTIONS TO THE SEARCH WARRANT REQUIREMENT, ADMISSIONS AND CONFESSIONS, STOP AND FRISK, PRE-TRIAL IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, AND PREPARATION OF A CASE FOR COURT. THE PRESENTATION IS ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL CASES. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE FACTS AND REASONING OF MAJOR DECISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AS WELL AS THEIR INTERPRETATIONS BY LOWER FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS WHICH APPEAR TO REFLECT THE PREVAILING VIEW OF THE LAW NATIONWIDE. ALSO SET FORTH ARE THE SAFEST PROCEDURES FOR AN OFFICER TO FOLLOW WHEN THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OPINION ON A POINT OF LAW AMONG THE COURTS. (SNI ABSTRACT)