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

Bergman, Paul; Berman, Sara J.

 
9781413319484: The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

Synopsis


Criminal law in plain English.

The criminal justice system becomes increasingly complex each year with new laws affecting legal processes.

The Criminal Law Handbook explains every part of a criminal case including:
- arrests
- booking
- preliminary hearings
- charges
- bail
- arraignment
- search and seizure
- plea bargains
- sentencing
- juveniles

The revised edition covers the latest changes in criminal law, including U.S Supreme Court cases. Written by the authors of Represent Yourself in Court, Paul Bergman, J.D. and Sara Berman, J.D.

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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); Trial Advocacy: Inferences, Arguments, Techniques (with Moore and Binder, West Publishing Co.); and Represent Yourself In Court and The Criminal Law Handbook (both with Sara Berman, Nolo). He has also published numerous articles in law journals and regularly gives presentations on how law and lawyers are portrayed in film. His blog on the criminal justice system can be found at The Rap Sheet: Nolo's Criminal Law Blog.

Sara J. Berman is a professor at Concord Law School and co-founder of PASS Bar Review. She is the co-author of Represent Yourself in Court and The Criminal Law Handbook and the author of numerous articles and law course materials.

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