Tried and convicted : how police, prosecutors, and judges destroy our constitutional rights / Michael D. Cicchini.
2012
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Author
Title
Tried and convicted : how police, prosecutors, and judges destroy our constitutional rights / Michael D. Cicchini.
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
KF4749 .C525 2012
ISBN
9781442217171 (cloth : alk. paper)
1442217170 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442217195 (electronic)
1442217197 (electronic)
1442217170 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442217195 (electronic)
1442217197 (electronic)
Description
xiv, 163 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)775416633
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Soll Fund
Table of Contents
Disclaimer---Read This First!
ix
Introduction: Our Constitution
xi
1.
"How the Hell Did I Wind Up Here?"
1
2.
The Nature of Constitutional Rights
11
3.
"How Can You Defend Those People?"
19
4.
Self-Incrimination: You (Sort of) Have the Right to Remain Silent
25
5.
Privacy: You Have the Right to Be Secure in Your Home (Unless We Really Want to Come In)
37
6.
Confrontation: You (Might) Have the Right to Cross-examine Your Accuser
51
7.
Taking a Step Back: Some Procedural Basics
65
8.
You Have the Right to a (Speedy) Trial
77
9.
A Fair and Impartial Jury of Your Peers?
87
10.
Judicial Bias: A Fair Trial in a Fair Tribunal?
99
11.
Prosecutor Misconduct and the "Harmless Error"
109
12.
Plea Bargaining: A Deal Is (Not) a Deal
123
13.
Sentencing: Let the Punishment Exceed the Crime
133
14.
You Have the Right to the (Effective) Assistance of Counsel
141
15.
Moving Forward
151
Further Reading
159
Index
161