The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System - Softcover

Bergman, Paul; Berman-Barrett, Sara J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413303560 ISBN 13: 9781413303568

Publisher: Nolo, 2005

Synopsis

Do you know what happens when you are accused of a crime? How you are charged? How plea bargains work? What happens in court? Anyone who needs answers to these questions -- people accused of a crime, victims of crime, their families and friends, witnesses and those who want to know how the system works -- can turn to a plain-English legal book for the information they need.The easy-to-follow, question-and-answer format covers: · arrests and booking · preliminary hearings · charges · bail · courts · arraignment · search and seizure · defenses · evidence · trials · plea bargains · sentencing · juveniles · "crimespeak," the language commonly used in criminal statutes The 7th edition covers all of the latest changes in criminal law and Supreme Court cases, including a new section on white-collar crime. It also includes new information about capital punishment, imprisonment data and bail.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Bergman is a Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a recipient of a University Distinguished Teaching Award. His recent books include Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies (Andrews & McMeel) and Represent Yourself In Court with Berman-Barrett, Nolo). He has also published numerous articles in law journals, and regularly gives presentations on how law and lawyers are portrayed in film.Sara J. Berman is an attorney and professor, and the co-author of Represent Yourself in Court, also published by Nolo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413303560
• ISBN 13: 9781413303568
• Binding: Paperback