Criminal Procedure
Introduction, Automobile Exception To The Warrant Requirement, Investigation, The Exclusionary Rule, The Stages Of A Criminal Prosecution
The framework of laws and rules that govern the administration of justice in cases involving an individual who has been accused of a crime, beginning with the initial investigation of the crime and concluding either with the unconditional release of the accused by virtue of acquittal (a judgment of not guilty) or by the imposition of a term of punishment pursuant to a conviction for the crime.
CROSS-REFERENCES
Automobile Searches "Is the Fourth Amendment in Jeopardy?" (In Focus); Custodial Interrogation; Incorporation Doctrine; Prisoners' Rights; Public Defender; Right to Counsel.
Additional topics
- Criminal Procedure - Further Readings
- Criminal Negligence
- Criminal Procedure - Introduction
- Criminal Procedure - Automobile Exception To The Warrant Requirement
- Criminal Procedure - Investigation
- Criminal Procedure - The Exclusionary Rule
- Criminal Procedure - The Stages Of A Criminal Prosecution
- Criminal Procedure - Arrest
- Criminal Procedure - Trial
- Criminal Procedure - Postconviction
- Criminal Procedure - Further Readings
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