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Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure: Cases, Statutes, and Materials

2nd Edition
Roger A. Fairfax Jr
ISBN: 9798887861135
Subject: Criminal Procedure
Format: Print & Electronic - Hardbound
Page Count: 512
Copyright: 2024 | Status: Accepting Pre-Orders
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The Second Edition of Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure is a truly distinct offering in the adjudicatory criminal procedure textbook market. Carefully-edited cases, statutes, and rules frame the book’s insightful commentary and illuminating analysis. The textbook’s focus on federal procedure is complemented by a thoughtful recognition of the significance of state practice. Built-in, optional skills exercises grounded in the doctrine, and interactive hyperlinks to up-to-date, real-world applications of covered legal concepts accentuate this lean and well-edited modern textbook. The students and professors who work through the rich material will have the choice of a variety of pedagogical tools to enhance comprehension and mastery. With its mixture of doctrine, theory, policy, practical skills focus, this is a textbook designed to help professors challenge the students of today and prepare the lawyers of tomorrow.


Imprint: Foundation Press
Series: University Casebook Series
Publication Date: 07/26/2024

Roger A. Fairfax Jr, Howard University School of Law

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The Second Edition is revised and updated throughout, including these and other substantial new developments:

  • Recent statutes and updates to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
  • Major relevant adjudicatory criminal procedure decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, including Ramos v. Louisiana, Edwards v. Vannoy, Class v. United States, Flowers v. Mississippi, and McCoy v. Louisiana.
  • New rules governing pre-trial discovery and disclosure in criminal cases

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