Criminal Procedure

Paperback split of the authors Criminal Law and Procedure (West, 1994) develops the background of criminal procedure, highlights contemporary developments, and illustrates the applicability of criminal procedure to specific situations. Shows how criminal law has transformed into a sophisticated process as the Constitution was interpreted in order to establish federal standards for the pretrial, trial, sentencing and appellate stages of criminal law. The text places special emphasis on pretrial and appellate processes and on the explanation of important constitutional concepts.