NCJ Number
14155
Date Published
1973
Length
410 pages
Annotation
GUIDE FOR THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH A SEX CRIME, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES, TRIAL TACTICS, DEFENSES, AND SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE LAW.
Abstract
SEX CRIMES PROVIDE UNIQUE AND SOMETIMES PROBLEMS FOR THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY. MANY SEX LAWS ARE PRIMITIVE, OUTDATED AND UNWORKABLE. WHILE THESE OBSOLETE LAWS REMAIN IN THE STATUTE BOOKS, MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE CAUGHT IN THE LEGAL WEB AND HARASSED AND PROSECUTED. THIS STUDY COVERS THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS WHICH EXIST IN THE DEFENSE OF A SEX CRIME CASE. IT PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY FROM ARREST TO TRIAL AS WELL AS OFFERING VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS ON TRIAL TACTICS AND ON THE LAW. CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH SEVENTEEN SET THE TONE FOR THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP, AND GUIDE THE PRACTITIONER AS HE AIDS HIS CLIENT IN SURRENDERING, ARRAIGNMENT, PLEADING, AND SETTING OF BAIL. INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES, PRETRIAL MOTIONS, AND PLEA BARGAINING ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. CHAPTERS EIGHTEEN THROUGH TWENTY-FOUR COVER THE AREA OF TRIAL STRATEGY AND TACTICS. FROM JURY SELECTION AND OPENING STATEMENT TO SUMMATION, THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS GIVEN PRACTICAL, CASE WINNING ADVICE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION IS A CHAPTER ON THE INSANITY DEFENSE, A SIGNIFICANT AREA IN THE SEX CRIME CASE. THE FINAL SECTION, CHAPTERS TWENTY-FIVE THROUGH THIRTY-ONE, CONTAINS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF SPECIFIC SEX CRIMES, DEFENSES, AND EVIDENCE. THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON OBSCENITY IS COVERED AS IS RECENT SEXUAL PSYCHOPATH LEGISLATION. A SUPPLEMENT PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER, 1974 BRINGS ALL MATERIALS UP-TO-DATE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)