Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure
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Andrea Campbell and Ralph Ohm have written this book to provide the reader with an expansive and practical guide to the many aspects of law. Divided into three parts, Legal Ease: A Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure explains the practice of law through all phases of the criminal justice system. Part One—Criminal Law Explained, offers a history of law, defines criminal conduct, and explains the tools attorneys use in their practice. Part Two—Criminal Procedure and Evidence, details the steps required to institute a constitutional search, seizure, and arrest. This part also provides a comprehensive description of the duties and responsibilities of prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement, and court personnel. Part Three—A Walk Through the Criminal Justice System, takes the reader step-by-step through the process of a trial, from jury selection to verdict and sentencing and finally to the appeal process. Defendants’ rights are discussed as they navigate through the criminal justice system. The authors explain the ideas and principals behind our country’s constitutional amendments and offer many case examples as illustration.
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