NCJ Number
106823
Editor(s)
L L Weinreb
Date Published
1987
Length
1215 pages
Annotation
This reference book contains the edited texts of leading constitutional cases about the investigation and prosecution of crime.
Abstract
The text of the Bill of Rights (amendments 1 to 10) and sections of the 14th amendment are provided. Cases are arranged by the following constitutional categories: due process of law; arrest and search and seizure; electronic surveillance, agents, and informers, and entrapment; right to counsel; privilege against self-incrimination; lineups; preliminary examination; bail; right to a speedy trial; plea bargaining; trial by jury; trial; double jeopardy; sentence; and collateral attack. A table of cases is included.