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COURTS - THE RIGHT TO FACE ONE'S ACCUSER - A LOOK AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES

NCJ Number
41589
Author(s)
R H Williams
Date Published
1977
Length
23 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING PROCESS DOES NOT DO JUSTICE TO THE ACCUSED. PLEA-BARGAINING, IN PARTICULAR, UNDERCUTS DUE PROCESS. ALSO, GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS CAN UNDERMINE THE ACCUSED'S RIGHTS....BDS