NCJ Number
113203
Editor(s)
L L Weinreb
Date Published
1988
Length
1243 pages
Annotation
This book provides the texts of leading constitutional cases about the investigation and prosecution of crime and is intended for use in courses on criminal law and as a reference for criminal justice professionals.
Abstract
The cases are edited to eliminate material that is largely irrelevant to criminal justice, repetitious material, historical material lacking current importance, analyses of many prior cases, and some separate opinions of justices. Concurring and dissenting opinions have been included where they make a substantial contribution to the discussion of the issue at stake. The cases are grouped into the following categories: due process of law; arrest and search and seizure; electronic surveillance, agents and informers, and entrapment; the right to counsel; the privilege against self-incrimination; lineups; preliminary examination; bail; the right to a speedy trial; plea bargaining; trial by jury; trial; double jeopardy; sentences; and collateral attack. Table of cases, text of selected provisions of the Constitution, and footnotes.