Criminal Procedure-United States

Indeks : p.549-563 ; p.541-548 ; Written with a real passion for communicating the meaning behind the principles criminal procedure, Samaha's text focuses on not just the "how to," but the "why"-providing case excerpts and meaningful legal analysis as well as emphasizing the need for a balance of government power and the liberty/privacy of individuals as a central, and very timely, theme of his book. This book addresses the entire criminal procedure process, from search and seizure to post-conviction sentencing and review by appellate courts, while providing timely case updates and topic coverage in key areas such as terrorism and homeland security, the USA-PATRIOT Act, searches and seizures, military tribunals, new sentencing guidelines, and more. It proceeds on the assumptions that the general principles governing the balance between government power and individual rights have real meaning only in the context of a specific reality, and that reality makes sense only when seen in the light of general principles applied to specific fact in particular circumstances.