NCJ Number
35159
Date Published
1975
Length
170 pages
Annotation
VOLUME 1 OF A THREE VOLUME SET EXPLAINING THE LAW, DESCRIBING PROCEDURES, AND EXAMINING THE PRINCIPAL ASPECTS OF CRIMINAL TRIALS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES AND ANALYZES THE MANY PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL TRIALS. AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE COMPETENCY AND INSANITY, PRETRIAL MOTIONS, DISCOVERY, COUNSEL, AND JUDGE AND JURY. ARGUMENTS, WITNESSES, INSTRUCTIONS, VERDICT AND SENTENCE, AND POST-CONVICTION RELEASE ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. FOR VOLUMES 2 AND THREE OF THIS SET, DEALING WITH EVIDENCE AND DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION, SEE NCJ-36150 AND NCJ-35161.