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The 2026 edition of American Criminal Procedure incorporates substantial changes in both caselaw and the law enforcement landscape while maintaining the editorial voice that has earned accolades from generations of students and professors. This edition of the classic casebook contains full consideration of Supreme Court cases, extensive illustration using recent circuit court cases, expanded discussions of state appellate decisions, detailed and authoritative commentary, extensive analysis of practical problems, and questions that challenge the conceptual and analytical powers of students. The new edition builds on efforts to facilitate an organized, structured approach to analyzing problems students are likely to encounter in practice while maintaining the theoretical and historical nuance that has distinguished American Criminal Procedure for decades. New features include full treatment of recent Supreme Court cases, additional historical materials, and scholarly commentary on such topics as electronic searches, the exclusionary rule, Miranda, and the intersections between race and criminal justice.

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Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 06/04/2026

Stephen A. Saltzburg, George Washington University Law School

Daniel J. Capra, Fordham University School of Law

David C. Gray, University of Maryland School of Law

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  1. Insightful incorporation of major opinions from the Supreme Court through the 2025-2026 Term.
  2. Comprehensive updates of circuit court and state appellate cases.
  3. Additional historical materials providing students with important context for contemporary questions.
  4. Up-to-date discussions of new technologies including GPS tracking, aerial surveillance, geofencing, and pole cameras.
  5. Extended explanatory notes on Miranda incorporating the Court’s decision in Vega v. Tekoh.
  6. Substantial revision to chapters covering the adjudicative process including updates to statistics and data, streamlining, and reorganization.
  7. Updates to Brady section utilizing the Court’s decision in Glossip v. Oklahoma.
  8. New section on the Sixth Amendment and gratuitous statutory jury trial rights after Ramos v. Louisiana.
  9. Deepened explanation of effective assistance claims based on Thornell v. Jones.
  10. New section on Eighth Amendment limits on substantive law based on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
  11. Expanded discussion of the First Step Act incorporating Pulsifer v. United States.
  12. Extended treatment of parole, probation, and supervised release after Esteras v. United States.
  13. New section on Vicinage incorporating Smith v. United States.

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