NCJ Number
35959
Date Published
1975
Length
400 pages
Annotation
THIS DIGEST SURVEYS EACH OF THE FIFTY STATES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER - THE FORMAT IS DESIGNED TO REFLECT LEGAL DEFINITIONS, LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES, AND CASE LAW (WHERE AVAILABLE).
Abstract
THE DIGEST IS PRECEDED BY AN OVERVIEW ARTICLE TRACING THE HISTORICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIETAL MORES OF STATUTORY DERIVATIONS, EVIDENTIARY PARAMETERS, TRENDS AND PENALTIES. FOLLOWING THIS IS THE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE REVIEW IN SUMMARY AND CHART FORM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SUMMARY AND CHART THERE IS A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OR RECENT AND PERTINENT ARTICLES WHICH IN TURN INTRODUCES THE DIGEST. SEE ALSO NCJ-35955-35958. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)