The Constitution and Criminal Judicial Process (Higher Education Coursebook)

A comprehensive textbook for courses on constitutional law, criminal procedure, and legal research and writing, which includes a full complement of judicial opinions for use as student case briefing exercises. It utilizes a step-by-step approach to guide the reader through the history and development of Due Process rights and their application in the American Court System. Individual chapters detail the structure of the American court system, the roles and responsibilities of the major courtroom actors, and critical stages in criminal judicial process.