This book gives you everything you need to know about basic criminal procedure principles, presented in a no-nonsense fashion. It includes references to recent, relevant decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court. In addition, Principles of Criminal Procedure contains helpful study devices such as "focal points" at the beginning of each chapter, and "points to remember" at the end of each section. This is the only study aid you will need to help you understand basic criminal procedure principles in U.S. law.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Concise Hornbook Series
Publication Date: 02/27/2024

Russell L. Weaver, University of Louisville School of Law

John M. Burkoff, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Catherine Hancock, Tulane University School of Law

Steven I. Friedland, Elon University School of Law

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The new edition includes a number of new U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Andrus v. Texas (ineffective assistance); Kansas v. Glover (reasonable suspicion); Torres v. Madrid (defining the term “seizure”); Lange v. California (misdemeanor flight); Caniglia v. Strom (exigent circumstances); Vega v. Tekoh (Miranda and civil damages); Egbert v. Boule (no implied cause of action for Fourth Amendment excessive-force or First Amendment retaliation claims); Ramos v. Louisiana (right to a unanimous jury verdict); Samia v. United States (Confrontation Clause); Hemphill v. New York (Confrontation Clause); United States v. Tsarnaev (pretrial publicity); Smith v. United States (double jeopardy); Denezpi v. United States (double jeopardy and dual sovereignty).; Shinn v. Kayer (habeas corpus).

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